Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judah and his brothers;

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

And Ram begat Amminidab; and Amminidab begat Nahshon; and Nahshon begat Salmon;

And Salmon begat Boaz of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

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

And Solomon begat Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat Abijah; and Abijah begat Asa;

And Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;

And Uzziah begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

And Hezekiah begat Manasseh; and Manasseh begat Amon; and Amon begat Josiah;

And Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brothers, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:

And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel; and Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel;

And Zerubbabel begat Abihud; and Abihud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;

And Azor begat Zadok; and Zadok begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;

And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;

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

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

Then fled Moses at this saying, and was an exile in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Whosoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and everyone that loves him that begat loves him also that is begotten of him.