1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.
2Abraham begat Isaac; then Isaac begat Jacob; then Jacob begat Judah and his brothers.
3Then Judah begat Perez and Zerah out of Tamar; then Perez begat Hezron; then Hezron begat Ram.
4Then Ram begat Amminadab; then Amminadab begat Nahshon; then Nahshon begat Salmon.
5Then Salmon begat Boaz out of Rahab; then Boaz begat Obed out of Ruth; then Obed begat Jesse.
6Then Jesse begat David the king. Then David begat Solomon out of the wife of Uriah.
7Then Solomon begat Rehoboam; then Rehoboam begat Abijah; then Abijah begat Asaph.
8Then Asaph begat Jehoshaphat; then Jehoshaphat begat Joram; then Joram begat Uzziah.
9Then Uzziah begat Jotham; then Jotham begat Ahaz; then Ahaz begat Hezekiah.
10Then Hezekiah begat Manasseh; then Manasseh begat Amos; then Amos begat Josiah.
11Then Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brothers at the carrying away of Babylon.
12Then after the carrying away of Babylon, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel; then Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel.
13Then Zerubbabel begat Abiud; then Abiud begat Eliakim; then Eliakim begat Azor.
14Then Azor begat Zadok; then Zadok begat Achim; then Achim begat Eliud.
15Then Eliud begat Eleazar; then Eleazar begat Matthan; then Matthan begat Jacob.
16Then Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17So all the generations from Abraham until David: fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away of Babylon: fourteen generations; and from the carrying away of Babylon until Christ: fourteen generations.