And why is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

And they said to her, Woman, why are you weeping? She said to them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him.

And Thomas answered and said to Him, My Lord and my God!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies in Christ,

But no, rather, I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, that I may gain Christ

The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, Shelah, Perez, and Zerah (but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan). The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh comes; and to Him shall be the cleansing of the peoples.

Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez begot Hezron;

Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon;

Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot David.

And a Branch shall go out from the trunk of Jesse, and a Shoot shall grow out of his roots.

Behold, the days are coming, says Jehovah, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King who shall reign and act prudently, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the earth.

In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely. And this is His name by which He shall be called, JEHOVAH, OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

And you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are insignificant among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from the days of eternity.

And Judah begot Pharez and Zarah by Tamar, Pharez begot Hezron, and Hezron begot Aram.

And Salmon begot Boaz by Rahab, Boaz begot Obed by Ruth, Obed begot Jesse,

And Solomon begot Rehoboam, Rehoboam begot Abijah, and Abijah begot Asa.

And Uzziah begot Jotham, Jotham begot Ahaz, and Ahaz begot Hezekiah.

And Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were carried away to Babylon.

And Zerubbabel begot Abiud, Abiud begot Eliakim, and Eliakim begot Azor.

And Eliud begot Eleazar, Eleazar begot Matthan, and Matthan begot Jacob.

(as it is written in the Law of the Lord, Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord),

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the Law,

Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word;

which You have prepared before the face of all peoples,

And Joseph and His mother marveled at the things which were spoken concerning Him.

the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who was made of the seed of David according to the flesh,

And do you think this, O man, you who judges those practicing such things, and doing the same, that you will escape the judgment of God?

But one of the elders said to me, Do not weep. Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the scroll and to loosen its seven seals.

I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify these things to you, to the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.