This argument is actually posted fairly regularly.
Since Almighty God was and is the only significant standard for both marriage and legitimacy, the opinion of the Almighty is the only one that matters. God's Word the Bible never questions Jesus' genealogy, but does use the expression "as the opinion was" as a preface.
(Luke 3:23-38) Jesus himself, when he commenced his work, was about thirty years old, being the son, as the opinion was, of Joseph, son of He´li, 24 son of Mat´that, son of Le´vi, son of Mel´chi, son of Jan´na·i, son of Joseph, 25 son of Mat·ta·thi´as, son of A´mos, son of Na´hum, son of Es´li, son of Nag´ga·i, 26 son of Ma´ath, son of Mat·ta·thi´as, son of Sem´e·in, son of Jo´sech, son of Jo´da, 27 son of Jo·an´an, son of Rhe´sa, son of Ze·rub´ba·bel, son of She·al´ti·el, son of Ne´ri, 28 son of Mel´chi, son of Ad´di, son of Co´sam, son of El·ma´dam, son of Er, 29 son of Jesus, son of E·li·e´zer, son of Jo´rim, son of Mat´that, son of Le´vi, 30 son of Sym´e·on, son of Judas, son of Joseph, son of Jo´nam, son of E·li´a·kim, 31 son of Me´le·a, son of Men´na, son of Mat´ta·tha, son of Nathan, son of David, 32 son of Jes´se, son of O´bed, son of Bo´az, son of Sal´mon, son of Nah´shon, 33 son of Am·min´a·dab, son of Ar´ni, son of Hez´ron, son of Pe´rez, son of Judah, 34 son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Te´rah, son of Na´hor, 35 son of Se´rug, son of Re´u, son of Pe´leg, son of E´ber, son of She´lah, 36 son of Ca·i´nan, son of Ar·pach´shad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of La´mech, 37 son of Me·thu´se·lah, son of E´noch, son of Ja´red, son of Ma·ha´la·le·el, son of Ca·i´nan, 38 son of E´nosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.
Learn more:
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2003/12/15/article_01.htm
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