Matthew 1:1–17
1 Ana accountb of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David,c the Son of Abraham:d
2 Abraham fathered* Isaac,
Isaac fathered Jacob,
Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,e
3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
Perez fathered Hezron,
Hezron fathered Aram,f
Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
Nahshon fathered Salmon,
5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,
Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,
Obed fathered Jesse,g
6 and Jesse fathered King David.
FROM DAVID TO THE BABYLONIAN EXILE
David fathered SolomonB by Uriah’s wife,h
Rehoboam fathered Abijah,
Abijah fathered Asa,C
8 AsaC fathered Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat fathered Joram,D
Joram fathered Uzziah,i
Jotham fathered Ahaz,
Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,
10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,
Manasseh fathered Amon,E
Amon fathered Josiah,j
11 and Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers
at the time of the exile to Babylon.k
12 After the exile to Babylon
Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel,
Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,
Abiud fathered Eliakim,
Eliakim fathered Azor,l
Zadok fathered Achim,
Achim fathered Eliud,
Eleazar fathered Matthan,
Matthan fathered Jacob,
16 and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,
who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah.m
17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, fourteen generations.n