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Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
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Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
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Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon,
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Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse,
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and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
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Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,
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Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
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Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
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Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah,
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and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
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After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
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Zerubbabel the father of Abihud, Abihud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
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Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Elihud,
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Elihud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
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and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah.
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But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. Having been warned in a dream, he withdrew to the district of Galilee,
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And do not think you can say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
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Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
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and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
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In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
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that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
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Giving to the Needy
“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
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so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
