Matthew 1:1-17 - The Genealogy Of Jesus Christ

¹ This is the book of the generations of Jesus Christ: the son of David, the son also of Abraham.

² Abraham begat Isaac; Isaac begat Jacob; Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; ³ Judah begat Perez and Zerah of Tamar; Perez begat Hezron; Hezron begat Ram; ⁴ Ram begat Amminadab; Amminadab begat Nahshon; Nahshon begat Salmon; ⁵ Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; Obed begat Jesse; ⁶ Jesse begat David the king: David the king begat Solomon of her that was the wife of Uriah:

⁷ Solomon begat Rehoboam; Rehoboam begat Abijah; Abijah begat Asa; ⁸ Asa begat Jehoshaphat; Jehoshaphat begat Joram; Joram begat Uzziah; ⁹ Uzziah begat Jotham; Jotham begat Ahaz; Ahaz begat Hezekiah; ¹⁰ Hezekiah begat Manasseh; Manasseh begat Amon; Amon begat Josiah; ¹¹ Josiah begat Jechoniah and his brethren about the time they were carried away to Babylon.

¹² And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechoniah begat Shealtiel: Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel; ¹³ Zerubbabel begat Abiud; Abiud begat Eliakim; Eliakim begat Azor; ¹⁴ Azor begat Sadoc; Sadoc begat Achim; Achim begat Eliud; ¹⁵ Eliud begat Eleazar; Eleazar begat Matthan; Matthan begat Jacob; ¹⁶ Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born that Jesus, that is called Christ.

¹⁷ All the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; And from David unto the captivity of Babylon are fourteen generations; And from the captivity of Babylon unto Christ are also fourteen generations.

²³ And Jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began, and he was taken for the son of Joseph: which Joseph was the son of Heli: ²⁴ which was the son of Matthat: which was the son of Levi: which was the son of Melchi: which was the son of Jannai: which was the son of Joseph: ²⁵ which was the son of Mattathias: which was the son of Amos: which was the son of Nahum: which was the son of Esli: which was the son of Naggai: ²⁶ which was the son of Maath: which was the son of Mattathias: which was the son of Semein: which was the son of Joseph: which was the son of Judah: ²⁷ which was the son of Joanan: which was the son of Rhesa: which was the son of Zerubbabel: which was the son of Shealtiel: which was the son of Neri: ²⁸ which was the son of Melchi: which was the son of Addi: which was the son of Cosam: ²⁹ which was the son of Elmadam: which was the son of Er: which was the son of Joshua: which was the son of Eliezer: which was the son of Joram: which was the son of Matthat: which was the son of Levi: ³⁰ which was the son of Simeon: which was the son of Judah: which was the son of Joseph: which was the son of Jonam: which was the son of Eliakim: ³¹ which was the son of Melea: which was the son of Menna: which was the son of Mattatha: which was the son of Nathan: which was the son of David: ³² which was the son of Jesse: which was the son of Obed: which was the son of Boaz: which was the son of Salmon: which was the son of ³³ Nahshon: which was the son of Amminadab: which was the son of Arni: which was the son of Hezron: which was the son of Perez: which was the son of Judah: ³⁴ which was the son of Jacob: which was the son of Isaac: which was the son of Abraham: which was the son of Terah: which was the son of Nahor: ³⁵ which was the son of Serug: which was the son of Reu: which was the son of Peleg: which was the son of Eber: which was the son of Shelah: ³⁶ which was the son of Cainan: which was the son of Arphaxad: which was the son of Shem: which was the son of Noah: which was the son of Lamech: ³⁷ which was the son of Methuselah: which was the son of Enoch: which was the son of Jared: which was the son of Mahalaleel: which was the son of Cainan: ³⁸ which was the son of Enos: which was the son of Seth: which was the son of Adam: which was the son of God.