The ancestry of Jesus Christ, who was descended from David, who was descended from Abraham.

and Jesse of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother was Uriah's wife.

So the whole number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen, and from David to the Babylonian Exile, fourteen, and from the Babylonian Exile to the Christ, fourteen.

But while he was thinking of doing this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, and said, "Joseph, descendant of David, do not fear to take Mary, your wife, to your home, for it is through the influence of the holy Spirit that she is to become a mother.

As Jesus was passing along from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, "Take pity on us, you Son of David!"

But he said to them, "Did you never read what David did, when he and his companions were hungry?

And all the crowds of people were astounded, and said, "Can this be the Son of David?"

And a Canaanite woman of that district came out and screamed, "Son of David, take pity on me, sir! My daughter is dreadfully possessed by a demon!"

And two blind men sitting by the roadside, hearing that it was Jesus who was passing, called out, "You Son of David! Take pity on us, sir!"

The crowd told them to be still, but they called all the louder, "You Son of David! Take pity on us, sir!"

And the crowds that went in front of him and that followed him shouted, "God bless the Son of David! Blessed be he who comes in the Lord's name. God bless him from on high!"

But when the high priests and the scribes saw the wonders that he did and saw the boys shouting in the Temple, "God bless the Son of David!" they were indignant,

"What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "David's."

He said to them, "How is it then that David under the Spirit's influence calls him lord, and says,

So if David calls him lord, how can he be his son?"