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

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

² Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren; ³ and Judah had Phares and Zara by Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom, ⁴ and Esrom begat Aram, and Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson begat Salmon, ⁵ and Salmon had Booz by Rahab, and Booz had Obed by Ruth, ⁶ and Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David the king, and David had Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

⁷ And Solomon begat Roboam, and Roboam begat Abia, ⁸ and Abia begat Asa, and Asa begat Josaphat, and Josaphat begat Joram, ⁹ and Joram begat Ozias, and Ozias begat Joatham, and Joatham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Ezechias, ¹⁰ and Ezechias begat Manasses, and Manasses begat Amon, ¹¹ and Amon begat Josias, and Josias begat Jakim, and Jakim begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time of their being carried away to Babylon.

¹² And after the captivity of Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel, ¹³ and Salathiel begat Zorobabel, and Zorobabel begat Abiud, and Abiud begat Eliakim, and Eliakim begat Azor, ¹⁴ and Azor begat Sadok, and Sadok begat Achim, ¹⁵ and Achim begat Eliud, and Eliud begat Eleazar, and Eleazar begat Matthan, and Matthan begat Jacob, ¹⁶ and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus who is called Christ.

¹⁷ All the generations therefore from Abraham to David are fourteen generations: and from David until the captivity of Babylon fourteen generations: and from the Babylonish captivity unto Christ, fourteen generations.

²³ And Jesus was then about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, ²⁴ the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, ²⁵ the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Naum, the son of Esli, ²⁶ the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semei, the son of Joseph, the son of Juda, ²⁷ the son of Joanna, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zorobabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, ²⁸ the son of Addi, the son of Kosam, the son of Elmodam, ²⁹ the son of Er, the son of Joses, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, ³⁰ the son of Simeon, the son of Juda, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, ³¹ the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, ³² the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Booz, the son of Salmon, ³³ the son of Naasson, the son of Aminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Esrom, the son of Phares, ³⁴ the son of Juda, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Thara, the son of Nachor, ³⁵ the son of Saruch, the son of Ragau, the son of Phalec, the son of Heber, the son of Sala, the son of Cainan, ³⁶ the son of Arphaxad, the son of Sem, the son of Noe, ³⁷ the son of Lamech, the son of Mathusala, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Maleleel, the son of Cainan, ³⁸ the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of GOD.