Matthew 1:1-17

¹The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.a

²Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

³and Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; and Perez begat Hezron; and Hezron begat Ram;

⁴and Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;

⁵and Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;b

⁶and Jesse begat David the king. And David begat Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Uriah;

⁷and Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;

⁸and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;

⁹and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

¹⁰and Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;

¹¹and Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren, at the time of the carrying away to Babylon.

¹²And after the carrying away to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;

¹³and Zerubbabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

¹⁴and Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;

¹⁵and Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

¹⁶and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

¹⁷So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations.