Jesus Christ, the Son of David

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

{1:2} Abraham became the father of Isaac. Isaac became the father of Jacob. Jacob became the father of Judah and his brothers.
{1:3} Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar. Perez became the father of Hezron. Hezron became the father of Ram.
{1:4} Ram became the father of Amminadab. Amminadab became the father of Nahshon. Nahshon became the father of Salmon.
{1:5} Salmon became the father of Boaz by Rahab. Boaz became the father of Obed by Ruth. Obed became the father of Jesse.
{1:6} Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been the wife of Uriah.
{1:7} Solomon became the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam became the father of Abijah. Abijah became the father of Asa.
{1:8} Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.
{1:9} Uzziah became the father of Jotham. Jotham became the father of Ahaz. Ahaz became the father of Hezekiah.
{1:10} Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh. Manasseh became the father of Amon. Amon became the father of Josiah.
{1:11} Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the exile to Babylon.
{1:12} After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel became the father of Zerubbabel.
{1:13} Zerubbabel became the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim. Eliakim became the father of Azor.
{1:14} Azor became the father of Sadoc. Sadoc became the father of Achim. Achim became the father of Eliud.
{1:15} Eliud became the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan. Matthan became the father of Jacob.
{1:16} Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
{1:17} So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David to the exile to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon to the Christ, fourteen generations.

Jesus Christ, The Son of God