Matthew 1:1-17 ▼

1 This is the list of ancestors of Jesus Christ, descendant of David and Abraham.

2 [Abraham] was the father of Isaac, [Isaac] the father of Jacob, [Jacob] the father of Judah and his brothers.

3 [Judah] and [Tamar]were the father and mother of Perez and Zerah. [Perez] was the father of Hezron, [Hezron] the father of Ram,

4 [Ram] the father of Amminadab, [Amminadab] the father of Nahshon, [Nahshon] the father of Salmon.

5 [Salmon] and [Rahab]were the father and mother of Boaz. [Boaz] and[ Ruth]were the father and mother of Obed. [Obed] was the father of Jesse,

6 [Jesse] the father of King David. [David] and [Uriah's wife][Bathsheba] were the father and mother of Solomon.

7 [Solomon] was the father of Rehoboam, [Rehoboam] the father of Abijah, [Abijah] the father of Asa,

8 [Asa] the father of Jehoshaphat, [Jehoshaphat] the father of Joram, [Joram] the father of Uzziah,

9 [Uzziah] the father of Jotham, [Jotham] the father of Ahaz, [Ahaz] the father of Hezekiah,

10 [Hezekiah] the father of Manasseh, [Manasseh] the father of Amon, [Amon] the father of Josiah.

11 [Josiah] was the father of [Jechoniah] and his brothers. They lived at the time when the people were exiled to Babylon.

12 After the exile to Babylon, [Jechoniah] became the father of Shealtiel. [Shealtiel] was the father of Zerubbabel,

13 [Zerubbabel] the father of Abiud, [Abiud] the father of Eliakim, [Eliakim] the father of Azor,

14 [Azor] the father of Zadok, [Zadok] the father of Achim, [Achim] the father of Eliud,

15 [Eliud] the father of Eleazar, [Eleazar] the father of Matthan, [Matthan] the father of Jacob.

16 [Jacob] was the father of [Joseph], who was the husband of Mary. Mary was the mother of [Jesus], who is called Christ.

17 So there were 14 generations from Abraham to David, 14 generations from David until the exile to Babylon, 14 generations from the exile until the Messiah.