Matthew 1:1-6

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1 The^(A) historical record^[a]^(B) of Jesus Christ, the Son of David,^(C) the Son of Abraham:^(D)

From Abraham to David

²Abraham fathered^[b] Isaac,
Isaac fathered Jacob,
Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers,^(E)
³Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar,
Perez fathered Hezron,
Hezron fathered Aram,^(F)
⁴Aram fathered Amminadab,
Amminadab fathered Nahshon,
Nahshon fathered Salmon,
⁵Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab,
Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth,
Obed fathered Jesse,^(G)
⁶and Jesse fathered King David.

From David to the Babylonian Exile

Then^[c] David fathered Solomon by Uriah’s wife,^(H)

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Footnotes

Matthew 1:1 Or The book of the genealogy
Matthew 1:2 In vv. 2-16 either a son, as here, or a later descendant, as in v. 8
Matthew 1:6 Other mss add King