Matthew 1:1–17

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1 The a historical record b c of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, d the Son of Abraham: e

From Abraham to David

2 Abraham fathered f Isaac,

Isaac fathered Jacob,

Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers, g

3 Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

Perez fathered Hezron,

Hezron fathered Aram, h

4 Aram fathered Amminadab,

Amminadab fathered Nahshon,

Nahshon fathered Salmon,

5 Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,

Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,

Obed fathered Jesse, i

6 and Jesse fathered King David.

From David to the Babylonian Exile

Then j David fathered Solomon by Uriah’s wife, k

7 Solomon fathered Rehoboam,

Rehoboam fathered Abijah,

Abijah fathered Asa, l

8 Asa m fathered Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, n

Joram fathered Uzziah, o

9 Uzziah fathered Jotham,

Jotham fathered Ahaz,

Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,

10 Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,

Manasseh fathered Amon, p

Amon fathered Josiah, q

11 and Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers

at the time of the exile to Babylon. r

From the Exile to the Messiah

12 Then after the exile to Babylon

Jechoniah fathered Shealtiel,

Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,

13 Zerubbabel fathered Abiud,

Abiud fathered Eliakim,

Eliakim fathered Azor, s

14 Azor fathered Zadok,

Zadok fathered Achim,

Achim fathered Eliud,

15 Eliud fathered Eleazar,

Eleazar fathered Matthan,

Matthan fathered Jacob,

16 and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,

who gave birth to t Jesus who is called the * Messiah. u

17 So all the generations from Abraham to David were 14 generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, 14 generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, 14 generations. v