The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.

¶ The first Chapter.

[illustration]

[ A] THis is the boke of the generacion of Iesus Christ the son¦ne of Dauid / the sonne also of Abraham.* 1.1

• Abraham begat Isaac:
• Isaac begat Iacob:
• Iacob begat Iudas and his brethren:
• Iudas begat Phares and* 1.2 zaram of Thamar:
• Phares begat Hesrom:
• Hesrom begat Aram:* 1.3
• Aram begat Aminadab:
• Aminadab begat Naasson:
• Naasson begat Salmon:
• Salmon begat Boos of Rahab:
• Boos begat Obed of Ruth:
• Obed begat Iesse:
• Iesse begat Dauid the kynge:
• Dauid the kynge begat Salomon / of her* 1.4 that was the wyfe of Dry:
• Salomon begat Roboam:
• Roboam begat Abia:
• [ B] Abia begat Asa:
• Asa begat Iosaphat:
• Iosaphat begat Ioram:
• Ioram begat Osias:
• ...

• Osias begat Ioatham:
• Ioatham begat Achas:
• Achas begat Ezechias:
• Ezechias begat Manasses:
• Manasses begat Amon:
• Amon begat Iosias:

Iosias begat Iechonias & his brethren abou∣te* 1.5 y^e tyme they were caryed awaye to Babylon.

And after they were brought to Babylon /

• Iechonias begat Salathiel:
• Salathiel begat zorobabel:
• zorobabel begat Abiud:
• Abiud begat Eliachim:
• Eliachim begat Azor:
• Azor begat Sadoc:
• Sadoc begat Achin:
• Achin begat Eliud:
• Eliud begat Eleasar:
• Eleasar begat Matthan:
• Matthan begat Iacob:

Iacob begat Iosph the husbande of Mary / of which was boren that Iesus / that is cal∣led Christ. ⊢

All the generacions from Abraham to Da∣vid [ C] are fowretene generaciōs. And frō David vnto the captivite of Babylon / are fowretene generacions. And from the captivite of Baby¦lon vnto Christ / are also fowrtene generaciōs.

✚ The byrthe of Iesus Christ was on thys wyse. When hys mother Mary was betrou∣thed to Ioseph / before they came to dwell to¦gedder / she was foūde with chylde by y^e holy goost. Thē Ioseph her husbande beinge a per¦fect

mā & loth to make an ensample of hir / was* 1.6 mynded to put her awaye secretely. ✚ Whill he thus thought / behold y^e angell of y^e Lorde ap¦pered vnto him in a dreame / saynge: Ioseph y^e sonne of David / feare not to take vnto y^e / Ma∣ry thy wyfe. For that which is cōceaved in her is of the holy goost. She shall brynge forthe a sonne / & thou shalt call his name Iesus. For he shall save his peple from their synnes. ⊢

[ D] All this was done to fulfill y^t which was spoken of the Lorde by the Prophet / saynge: Beholde a mayde shall be with chylde / & shall brynge forthe a sonne / and they shall call his name Emanuel / which is by interpretacion / * 1.7 God with vs. ⊢

And Ioseph assone as he awoke out of sle∣pe / did as the angell of the Lorde bade hym / & toke hys wyfe vnto hym / and knewe her not* 1.8 tyll she had brought forth hir fyrst sonne / & called hys name Iesus.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Dauid and Abraham are first re¦hersed: be¦cause that Christ was specially promised vnto thē, to be of their seede
• * 1.2

  Genesis. xxviij. g.
• * 1.3

  i. Parali. ij. a. Rut. iiij. d
• * 1.4

  ij. Regū xij. f. j. Parali. iij. v.
• * 1.5

  ij. Paral. xxx vj. j. Parali. iij. c.
• * 1.6

  Ensample that is to saye, to bringe hir oute to pu¦nyshemēt for the en¦sample of other. A promi∣se. Esaie vij. c.
• * 1.7

  Emanuel
• * 1.8

  Iesus / y^t is a sauy∣oure.