¹⁴ Then ^(A)the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a ^[a]close relative; and may his name be famous in Israel!

⁵⁸ When her neighbors and relatives heard how the Lord had shown great mercy to her, they ^(A)rejoiced with her.

²⁶ And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

The Happiness of Those Who Trust in God

A Psalm of David ^(A)when he pretended madness before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

God’s Final Judgment and Glory

³ We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,

¹⁸ in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

^15 (A)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

⁵ Salmon begot ^(A)Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse, ⁶ and ^(B)Jesse begot David the king.

^(C)David the king begot Solomon by her ^[a]who had been the wife of Uriah. ^7 (D)Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot ^(E)Abijah, and Abijah begot ^[b]Asa. ⁸ Asa begot ^(F)Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot ^(G)Uzziah. ⁹ Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot ^(H)Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah. ^10 (I)Hezekiah begot Manasseh, Manasseh begot ^[c]Amon, and Amon begot ^(J)Josiah. ^11 (K)Josiah begot ^[d]Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were ^(L)carried away to Babylon.

¹² And after they were brought to Babylon, ^(M)Jeconiah begot Shealtiel, and Shealtiel begot ^(N)Zerubbabel. ¹³ Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor. ¹⁴ Azor begot Zadok, Zadok begot Achim, and Achim begot Eliud. ¹⁵ Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob. ¹⁶ And Jacob begot Joseph the husband of ^(O)Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.

Christ Born of Mary^(P)

¹⁸ Now the ^(Q)birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child ^(R)of the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ Then Joseph her husband, being ^[e]a just man, and not wanting ^(S)to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. ²⁰ But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, ^(T)for that which is ^[f]conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.