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Old Testament:  1 Chronicles 1-3

1 Chronicles 1

From Adam to Noah's Sons
 1  The descendants of Adam were Seth, Enosh,  2  Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,  3  Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,  4  and Noah.
The sons of Noah were [4]  Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Descendants of Japheth
 5  The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
 6  The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, [6]  and Togarmah.
 7  The descendants of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

Descendants of Ham
 8  The descendants of Ham were Cush, Mizraim, [8]  Put, and Canaan.
 9  The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.  10  Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.
 11  Mizraim was the ancestor of the Ludites, Anamites, Lehabites, Naphtuhites,  12  Pathrusites, Casluhites, and the Caphtorites, from whom the Philistines came. [12] 
 13  Canaan's oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites, [13]   14  Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites,  15  Hivites, Arkites, Sinites,  16  Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites.

Descendants of Shem
 17  The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
The descendants of Aram were [17]  Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. [17] 
 18  Arphaxad was the father of Shelah.
Shelah was the father of Eber.
 19  Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means "division"), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. His brother's name was Joktan.
 20  Joktan was the ancestor of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,  21  Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah,  22  Obal, [22]  Abimael, Sheba,  23  Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
 24  So this is the family line descended from Shem: Arphaxad, Shelah, [24]   25  Eber, Peleg, Reu,  26  Serug, Nahor, Terah,  27  and Abram, later known as Abraham.

Descendants of Abraham
 28  The sons of Abraham were Isaac and Ishmael.  29  These are their genealogical records:
The sons of Ishmael were Nebaioth (the oldest), Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,  30  Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,  31  Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael.

 32  The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
 33  The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah.
All these were descendants of Abraham through his concubine Keturah.

Descendants of Isaac
 34  Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel. [34] 

Descendants of Esau
 35  The sons of Esau were Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah.
 36  The descendants of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, [36]  Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek, who was born to Timna. [36] 
 37  The descendants of Reuel were Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

Original Peoples of Edom
 38  The descendants of Seir were Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan.
 39  The descendants of Lotan were Hori and Hemam. [39]  Lotan's sister was named Timna.
 40  The descendants of Shobal were Alvan, [40]  Manahath, Ebal, Shepho, [40]  and Onam.
The descendants of Zibeon were Aiah and Anah.
 41  The son of Anah was Dishon.
The descendants of Dishon were Hemdan, [41]  Eshban, Ithran, and Keran.
 42  The descendants of Ezer were Bilhan, Zaavan, and Akan. [42] 
The descendants of Dishan [42]  were Uz and Aran.

Rulers of Edom
 43  These are the kings who ruled in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites [43] :

Bela son of Beor, who ruled from his city of Dinhabah.
 44  When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.
 45  When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites became king in his place.
 46  When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Avith. He was the one who destroyed the Midianite army in the land of Moab.
 47  When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place.
 48  When Samlah died, Shaul from the city of Rehoboth-on-the-River became king in his place.
 49  When Shaul died, Baal-hanan son of Acbor became king in his place.
 50  When Baal-hanan died, Hadad became king in his place and ruled from the city of Pau. [50]  His wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Me-zahab.  51  Then Hadad died.

The clan leaders of Edom were Timna, Alvah, [51]  Jetheth,  52  Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon,  53  Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar,  54  Magdiel, and Iram. These are the clan leaders of Edom.

1 Chronicles 2

Descendants of Israel
 1  The sons of Israel [1]  were Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun,  2  Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

Descendants of Judah
 3  Judah had three sons from Bathshua, a Canaanite woman. Their names were Er, Onan, and Shelah. But the LORD saw that the oldest son, Er, was a wicked man, so he killed him.  4  Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all.
 5  The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
 6  The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda [6] —five in all.
 7  The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan, [7]  who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the LORD. [7] 
 8  The son of Ethan was Azariah.

From Judah's Grandson Hezron to David
 9  The sons of Hezron were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb. [9] 
 10  Ram was the father of Amminadab.
Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, a leader of Judah.
 11  Nahshon was the father of Salmon. [11] 
Salmon was the father of Boaz.
 12  Boaz was the father of Obed.
Obed was the father of Jesse.
 13  Jesse's first son was Eliab, his second was Abinadab, his third was Shimea,  14  his fourth was Nethanel, his fifth was Raddai,  15  his sixth was Ozem, and his seventh was David.
   16  Their sisters were named Zeruiah and Abigail. Zeruiah had three sons named Abishai, Joab, and Asahel.  17  Abigail married a man named Jether, an Ishmaelite, and they had a son named Amasa.

Other Descendants of Hezron
 18  Hezron's son Caleb had sons from his wife Azubah and from Jerioth. [18]  Her sons were named Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.  19  After Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrathah, [19]  and they had a son named Hur.  20  Hur was the father of Uri. Uri was the father of Bezalel.
 21  When Hezron was sixty years old, he married Gilead's sister, the daughter of Makir. They had a son named Segub.  22  Segub was the father of Jair, who ruled twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead.  23  (But Geshur and Aram captured the Towns of Jair [23]  and also took Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages.) All these were descendants of Makir, the father of Gilead.
 24  Soon after Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah gave birth to a son named Ashhur (the father of [24]  Tekoa).

Descendants of Hezron's Son Jerahmeel
 25  The sons of Jerahmeel, the oldest son of Hezron, were Ram (the firstborn), Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah.  26  Jerahmeel had a second wife named Atarah. She was the mother of Onam.
 27  The sons of Ram, the oldest son of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
 28  The sons of Onam were Shammai and Jada.
The sons of Shammai were Nadab and Abishur.
 29  The sons of Abishur and his wife Abihail were Ahban and Molid.
 30  The sons of Nadab were Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children,  31  but Appaim had a son named Ishi. The son of Ishi was Sheshan. Sheshan had a descendant named Ahlai.
 32  The sons of Jada, Shammai's brother, were Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children,  33  but Jonathan had two sons named Peleth and Zaza.
These were all descendants of Jerahmeel.
 34  Sheshan had no sons, though he did have daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.  35  Sheshan gave one of his daughters to be the wife of Jarha, and they had a son named Attai.
 36  Attai was the father of Nathan.
Nathan was the father of Zabad.
 37  Zabad was the father of Ephlal.
Ephlal was the father of Obed.
 38  Obed was the father of Jehu.
Jehu was the father of Azariah.
 39  Azariah was the father of Helez.
Helez was the father of Eleasah.
 40  Eleasah was the father of Sismai.
Sismai was the father of Shallum.
 41  Shallum was the father of Jekamiah.
Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.

Descendants of Hezron's Son Caleb
 42  The descendants of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, included Mesha (the firstborn), who became the father of Ziph. Caleb's descendants also included the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron. [42] 
 43  The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.  44  Shema was the father of Raham. Raham was the father of Jorkeam. Rekem was the father of Shammai.  45  The son of Shammai was Maon. Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
 46  Caleb's concubine Ephah gave birth to Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran was the father of Gazez.
 47  The sons of Jahdai were Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
 48  Another of Caleb's concubines, Maacah, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.  49  She also gave birth to Shaaph (the father of Madmannah) and Sheva (the father of Macbenah and Gibea). Caleb also had a daughter named Acsah.
 50  These were all descendants of Caleb.

Descendants of Caleb's Son Hur
The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Caleb's wife Ephrathah, were Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim),  51  Salma (the founder of Bethlehem), and Hareph (the founder of Beth-gader).
 52  The descendants of Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim) were Haroeh, half the Manahathites,  53  and the families of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites, from whom came the people of Zorah and Eshtaol.
 54  The descendants of Salma were the people of Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, the other half of the Manahathites, the Zorites,  55  and the families of scribes living at Jabez—the Tirathites, Shimeathites, and Sucathites. All these were Kenites who descended from Hammath, the father of the family of Recab. [55] 

1 Chronicles 3

Descendants of David
 1  These are the sons of David who were born in Hebron:

The oldest was Amnon, whose mother was Ahinoam from Jezreel.
The second was Daniel, whose mother was Abigail from Carmel.
 2  The third was Absalom, whose mother was Maacah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.
The fourth was Adonijah, whose mother was Haggith.
 3  The fifth was Shephatiah, whose mother was Abital.
The sixth was Ithream, whose mother was Eglah, David's wife.
 4  These six sons were born to David in Hebron, where he reigned seven and a half years.

  Then David reigned another thirty-three years in Jerusalem.  5  The sons born to David in Jerusalem included Shammua, [5]  Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. Their mother was Bathsheba, [5]  the daughter of Ammiel.  6  David also had nine other sons: Ibhar, Elishua, [6]  Elpelet, [6]   7  Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,  8  Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
   9  These were the sons of David, not including his sons born to his concubines. Their sister was named Tamar.

Descendants of Solomon
 10  The descendants of Solomon were Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat,  11  Jehoram, [11]  Ahaziah, Joash,  12  Amaziah, Uzziah, [12]  Jotham,  13  Ahaz, Hezekiah, Manasseh,  14  Amon, and Josiah.
 15  The sons of Josiah were Johanan (the oldest), Jehoiakim (the second), Zedekiah (the third), and Jehoahaz [15]  (the fourth).
 16  The successors of Jehoiakim were his son Jehoiachin and his brother Zedekiah. [16] 

Descendants of Jehoiachin
 17  The sons of Jehoiachin, [17]  who was taken prisoner by the Babylonians, were Shealtiel,  18  Malkiram, Pedaiah, Shenazzar, Jekamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
 19  The sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei.
The sons of Zerubbabel were Meshullam and Hananiah. (Their sister was Shelomith.)  20  His five other sons were Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.
 21  The sons of Hananiah were Pelatiah and Jeshaiah. Jeshaiah's son was Rephaiah. Rephaiah's son was Arnan. Arnan's son was Obadiah. Obadiah's son was Shecaniah.
 22  The descendants of Shecaniah were Shemaiah and his sons, Hattush, Igal, Bariah, Neariah, and Shaphat—six in all.
 23  The sons of Neariah were Elioenai, Hizkiah, and Azrikam—three in all.
 24  The sons of Elioenai were Hodaviah, Eliashib, Pelaiah, Akkub, Johanan, Delaiah, and Anani—seven in all.
<<  1:4 As in Greek version (see also Gen 5:3-32); Hebrew lacks The sons of Noah were.
<<  1:6 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek version (see also Gen 10:3); most Hebrew manuscripts read Diphath.
<<  1:8 Or Egypt; also in 1:11.
<<  1:12 Hebrew Casluhites, from whom the Philistines came, Caphtorites. See Jer 47:4; Amos 9:7.
<<  1:13 Hebrew ancestor of Heth.
<<  1:17a As in one Hebrew manuscript and some Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 10:23); most Hebrew manuscripts lack The descendants of Aram were. 1:17b As in parallel text at Gen 10:23; Hebrew reads and Meshech.
<<  1:22 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac version (see also Gen 10:28); most Hebrew manuscripts read Ebal.
<<  1:24 Some Greek manuscripts read Arphaxad, Cainan, Shelah. See notes on Gen 10:24; 11:12-13.
<<  1:34 Israel is the name that God gave to Jacob.
<<  1:36a As in many Hebrew manuscripts and a few Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 36:11); most Hebrew manuscripts read Zephi. 1:36b As in some Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 36:12); Hebrew reads Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
<<  1:39 As in parallel text at Gen 36:22; Hebrew reads and Homam.
<<  1:40a As in many Hebrew manuscripts and a few Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 36:23); most Hebrew manuscripts read Alian. 1:40b As in some Hebrew manuscripts (see also Gen 36:23); most Hebrew manuscripts read Shephi.
<<  1:41 As in many Hebrew manuscripts and some Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 36:26); most Hebrew manuscripts read Hamran.
<<  1:42a As in many Hebrew and Greek manuscripts (see also Gen 36:27); most Hebrew manuscripts read Jaakan. 1:42b Hebrew Dishon; compare 1:38 and parallel text at Gen 36:28.
<<  1:43 Or before an Israelite king ruled over them.
<<  1:50 As in many Hebrew manuscripts, some Greek manuscripts, Syriac version, and Latin Vulgate (see also Gen 36:39); most Hebrew manuscripts read Pai.
<<  1:51 As in parallel text at Gen 36:40; Hebrew reads Aliah.
<<  2:1 Israel is the name that God gave to Jacob.
<<  2:6 As in many Hebrew manuscripts, some Greek manuscripts, and Syriac version (see also 1 Kgs 4:31); Hebrew reads Dara.
<<  2:7a Hebrew Achar; compare Josh 7:1. Achar means "disaster." 2:7b The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the L<%=ftSC%>ORD, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.
<<  2:9 Hebrew Kelubai, a variant spelling of Caleb; compare 2:18.
<<  2:11 As in Greek version (see also Ruth 4:21); Hebrew reads Salma.
<<  2:18 Or Caleb had a daughter named Jerioth from his wife, Azubah. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
<<  2:19 Hebrew Ephrath, a variant spelling of Ephrathah; compare 2:50 and 4:4.
<<  2:23 Or captured Havvoth-jair.
<<  2:24 Or the founder of; also in 2:42, 45, 49.
<<  2:42 Or who founded Hebron. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
<<  2:55 Or the founder of Beth-recab.
<<  3:5a As in Syriac version (see also 14:4; 2 Sam 5:14); Hebrew reads Shimea. 3:5b Hebrew Bathshua, a variant spelling of Bathsheba.
<<  3:6a As in some Hebrew and Greek manuscripts (see also 14:5-7 and 2 Sam 5:15); most Hebrew manuscripts read Elishama. 3:6b Hebrew Eliphelet; compare parallel text at 14:5-7.
<<  3:11 Hebrew Joram, a variant spelling of Jehoram.
<<  3:12 Hebrew Azariah, a variant spelling of Uzziah.
<<  3:15 Hebrew Shallum, another name for Jehoahaz.
<<  3:16 Hebrew The sons of Jehoiakim were his son Jeconiah [a variant spelling of Jehoiachin] and his son Zedekiah.
<<  3:17 Hebrew Jeconiah, a variant spelling of Jehoiachin.

New Testament:  John 5:25-47

John 5 : 25-47

   25  "And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it's here now, when the dead will hear my voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live."  26  "The Father has life in himself, and he has granted that same life-giving power to his Son."  27  "And he has given him authority to judge everyone because he is the Son of Man."  28  "Don't be so surprised! Indeed, the time is coming when all the dead in their graves will hear the voice of God's Son,"  29  and they will rise again. Those who have done good will rise to experience eternal life, and those who have continued in evil will rise to experience judgment.  30  I can do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me. Therefore, my judgment is just, because I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.

Witnesses to Jesus
 31  "If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid.  32  But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure you that everything he says about me is true.  33  In fact, you sent investigators to listen to John the Baptist, and his testimony about me was true.  34  Of course, I have no need of human witnesses, but I say these things so you might be saved.  35  John was like a burning and shining lamp, and you were excited for a while about his message.  36  "But I have a greater witness than John—my teachings and my miracles. The Father gave me these works to accomplish, and they prove that he sent me."  37  And the Father who sent me has testified about me himself. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to face,  38  and you do not have his message in your hearts, because you do not believe me—the one he sent to you.
   39  "You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me!"  40  Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.
   41  "Your approval means nothing to me,  42  because I know you don't have God's love within you.  43  For I have come to you in my Father's name, and you have rejected me. Yet if others come in their own name, you gladly welcome them.  44  No wonder you can't believe! For you gladly honor each other, but you don't care about the honor that comes from the one who alone is God. [44] 
   45  "Yet it isn't I who will accuse you before the Father. Moses will accuse you! Yes, Moses, in whom you put your hopes.  46  If you really believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.  47  But since you don't believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?"
<<  5:27 "Son of Man" is a title Jesus used for himself.
<<  5:44 Some manuscripts read from the only One.

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