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Home Matthew 1:1-2,6-7,12,15-16 NRSVue

Matthew 1:1-2,6-7,12,15-16 NRSVue

1An account of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

2Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 6and Jesse the father of King David.

And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah,

7and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph,,

12And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel, and Salathiel the father of Zerubbabel, 15and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, who bore Jesus, who is called the Messiah.,

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)

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Some thoughts on this scripture

Reflection
Genealogy can capture our imagination - we like to know where people come from. In today’s reading we find that Jesus, who was challenged so often by the authorities to justify himself, can do so. His human family tree meets the criteria of the Messiah. He is of the House of David. But we also know that he has a divine family tree. He is unique and special.

Reflection
We all face the challenge to become our best selves. Family tradition and social expectations play their part here, but deepest down we need to know what God is inviting us to be. We are God’s beloveds, and a high destiny awaits us. We are to reveal to the world something of God’s own self.