Matthew 1:1-17 - The Genealogy Of Jesus Christ

¹ The historical record of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:

² Abraham fathered Isaac,
Isaac fathered Jacob,
Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,
³ Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
Perez fathered Hezron,
Hezron fathered Aram,
⁴ Aram fathered Amminadab,
Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
Nahshon fathered Salmon,
⁵ Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,
Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,
Obed fathered Jesse,
⁶ and Jesse fathered King David.

Then David fathered Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

⁷ Solomon fathered Rehoboam,
Rehoboam fathered Abijah,
Abijah fathered Asa,
⁸ Asa fathered Jehoshaphat,
Jehoshaphat fathered Joram,
Joram fathered Uzziah,
⁹ Uzziah fathered Jotham,
Jotham fathered Ahaz,
Ahaz fathered Hezekiah,
¹⁰ Hezekiah fathered Manasseh,
Manasseh fathered Amon,
Amon fathered Josiah,
¹¹ and Josiah fathered Jechoniah and his brothers
at the time of the exile to Babylon.

¹² Then after the exile to Babylon
Jechoniah fathered Shealtiel,
Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,
¹³ Zerubbabel fathered Abiud,
Abiud fathered Eliakim,
Eliakim fathered Azor,
¹⁴ Azor fathered Zadok,
Zadok fathered Achim,
Achim fathered Eliud,
¹⁵ Eliud fathered Eleazar,
Eleazar fathered Matthan,
Matthan fathered Jacob,
¹⁶ and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,
who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah.

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David were 14 generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, 14 generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, 14 generations.

²³ As He began His ministry, Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be the

son of Joseph, son of Heli,
²⁴ son of Matthat, son of Levi,
son of Melchi, son of Jannai,
son of Joseph, ²⁵ son of Mattathias,
son of Amos, son of Nahum,
son of Esli, son of Naggai,
²⁶ son of Maath, son of Mattathias,
son of Semein, son of Josech,
son of Joda, ²⁷ son of Joanan,
son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel,
son of Shealtiel, son of Neri,
²⁸ son of Melchi, son of Addi,
son of Cosam, son of Elmadam,
son of Er, ²⁹ son of Joshua,
son of Eliezer, son of Jorim,
son of Matthat, son of Levi,
³⁰ son of Simeon, son of Judah,
son of Joseph, son of Jonam,
son of Eliakim, ³¹ son of Melea,
son of Menna, son of Mattatha,
son of Nathan, son of David,
³² son of Jesse, son of Obed,
son of Boaz, son of Salmon,
son of Nahshon, ³³ son of Amminadab,
son of Ram, son of Hezron,
son of Perez, son of Judah,
³⁴ son of Jacob, son of Isaac,
son of Abraham, son of Terah,
son of Nahor, ³⁵ son of Serug,
son of Reu, son of Peleg,
son of Eber, son of Shelah,
³⁶ son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad,
son of Shem, son of Noah,
son of Lamech, ³⁷ son of Methuselah,
son of Enoch, son of Jared,
son of Mahalaleel, son of Cainan,
³⁸ son of Enos, son of Seth,
son of Adam, son of God.