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1 亞伯拉罕的後裔,大衛的子孫(後裔子孫原文都作兒子下同),耶穌基督的家譜:

2 亞伯拉罕以撒以撒雅各雅各生猶大和他的弟兄;

3 猶大從他瑪氏生法勒斯和謝拉;法勒斯生希斯崙;希斯崙生亞蘭;

4 亞蘭生亞米拿達;亞米拿達生拿順;拿順生撒門;

5 撒門從喇合氏生波阿斯;波阿斯從路得氏生俄備得;俄備得生耶西;

6 耶西生大衛王。大衛從烏利亞的妻子生所羅門;

7 所羅門生羅波安;羅波安生亞比雅;亞比雅生亞撒;

8 亞撒生約沙法;約沙法生約蘭;約蘭生烏西亞;

9 烏西亞生約坦;約坦生亞哈斯;亞哈斯生希西家;

10 希西家生瑪拿西;瑪拿西生亞們;亞們生約西亞;

11 百姓被遷到巴比倫的時候,約西亞生耶哥尼雅和他的弟兄。

12 遷到巴比倫之後,耶哥尼雅生撒拉鐵;撒拉鐵生所羅巴伯;

13 所羅巴伯生亞比玉;亞比玉生以利亞敬;以利亞敬生亞所;

14 亞所生撒督;撒督生亞金;亞金生以律;

15 以律生以利亞撒;以利亞撒生馬但;馬但生雅各

16 雅各生約瑟,就是馬利亞的丈夫。那稱為基督的耶穌是從馬利亞生的。

17 這樣,從亞伯拉罕到大衛共有十四代;從大衛到遷至巴比倫的時候也有十四代;從遷至巴比倫的時候到基督又有十四代。

18 耶穌基督降生的事記在下面:他母親馬利亞已經許配了約瑟,還沒有迎娶,馬利亞就從聖靈懷了孕。

19 他丈夫約瑟是個人,不願意明明的羞辱他,想要暗暗的把他休了。

20 正思念這事的時候,有主的使者向他夢中顯現,:大衛的子孫約瑟,不要怕!只管娶過你的妻子馬利亞來,因他所懷的孕是從聖靈來的。

21 他將要生一個兒子,你要給他起名叫耶穌,因他要將自己的百姓從罪惡裡出來。

22 這一切的事成就是要應驗主藉先知所的話,

23 說:必有童女懷孕生子;人要稱他的名為以馬內利。(以馬內利翻出來就是神與我們同在。)

24 約瑟醒了,起來,就遵著主使者的吩咐把妻子娶過來;

25 只是沒有和他同房,等他生了兒子(有古卷:等他生了頭胎的兒子),就給他起名叫耶穌。

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Doctrine of the Lord #21

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21. Many people today think of the Lord only as they do of an ordinary man, one like themselves, because they think only of His humanity and not at the same time of His Divinity, even though His Divinity and humanity cannot be separated. For the Lord is God and man, and God and man in the Lord are not two, but one person, as completely one person as soul and body are one person, according to the doctrine found throughout the whole Christian world, emanating from the Councils and called the doctrine of the Athanasian Creed.

To keep someone from mentally separating the Divinity and humanity in the Lord hereafter, let him please read what we presented above from Luke, and also the following in Matthew:

The birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. Then Joseph her betrothed, being a just man, and not wanting to disgrace her, intended to put her away secretly. But while he was thinking about it, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your betrothed, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” ...And Joseph, being awakened from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took his betrothed. But he did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus. (Matthew 1:18-25)

From this and what is written in Luke about the Lord’s birth, and from what we have presented above, it is clear that the Son of God is Jesus, conceived of Jehovah as Father and born of the virgin Mary, as prophesied by all the Prophets and the Law until John.

  
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Published by the General Church of the New Jerusalem, 1100 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania 19009, U.S.A. A translation of Doctrina Novae Hierosolymae de Domino, by Emanuel Swedenborg, 1688-1772. Translated from the Original Latin by N. Bruce Rogers. ISBN 9780945003687, Library of Congress Control Number: 2013954074.