h In those days i John the Baptist came preaching in j the wilderness of Judea , 2 k “ Repent , for l the kingdom of heaven is at hand . ” 1 3 For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said , Now John wore o a garment of camel’s hair and a leather belt around his waist , and his food was p locusts and q wild honey . 5 Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him , 6 and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan , r confessing their sins . And after the deportation to Babylon : p Jechoniah was the father of q Shealtiel , 4 and r Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel , 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud , and Abiud the father of Eliakim , and Eliakim the father of Azor , 14 and Azor the father of Zadok , and Zadok the father of Achim , and Achim the father of Eliud , 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar , and Eleazar the father of Matthan , and Matthan the father of Jacob , 16 and Jacob the father of s Joseph the husband of Mary , of whom Jesus was born , who is called Christ .

And j David was the father of Solomon by k the wife of Uriah , 7 and l Solomon the father of Rehoboam , and Rehoboam the father of Abijah , and Abijah the father of Asaph , 2 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat , and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram , m and Joram the father of Uzziah , 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham , and Jotham the father of Ahaz , and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah , 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh , and Manasseh the father of Amos , 3 and Amos the father of Josiah , 11 and n Josiah the father of o Jechoniah and his brothers , at the time of the deportation to Babylon . g “ Your words have been hard against me , says the L ord . h But you say , ‘ How have we spoken against you ? ’ 14 You have said , i ‘ It is vain to serve God . j What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the L ord of hosts ? 15 And now we call k the arrogant blessed . k Evildoers not only prosper but l they put God to the test and they escape . ’ ” The Book of Remembrance g “ Behold , I send h my messenger , and i he will prepare the way before me . And the Lord j whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple ; and k the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight , behold , he is coming , says the L ord of hosts . 2 But l who can endure the day of his coming , and who can stand when he appears ? For m he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap . 3 He will sit n as a refiner and purifier of silver , and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver , and they will bring o offerings in righteousness to the L ord . 1 4 p Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the L ord as in the days of old and as in former years .

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