Abraham begat Isaac, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat Judah and his brethren;

And Judah begat Pharez and Zarah of Thamar, and Pharez begat Esrom, and Esrom begat Aram;

And Aram begat Aminadab, and Aminadab begat Naasson, and Naasson 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 the wife of Uriah; And Solomon begat Rehoboam, and Rehoboam begat Abijah, and Abijah begat Asa;

And Asa begat Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat begat Jehoram, and Jehoram begat Uzziah;

And Uzziah begat Jotham, and Jotham begat Ahaz, and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

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

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

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

and Abiud 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 he begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day, and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

And Moses fled at that saying, and was a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begat two sons.

Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and every one who loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten of him.