Matthew 1:1-17
New Matthew Bible
The genealogy of Christ and marriage of his mother Mary. The angel satisfies Joseph’s mind.
1 This is the account of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son also of Abraham:
2 Abraham begat Isaac;
Isaac begat Jacob;
Jacob begat Judah and his brethren.
3 Judah begat Perez and Zerah by Tamar;
Perez begat Hezron;
Hezron begat Ram.
4 Ram begat Amminadab;
Amminadab begat Nashon;
Nashon begat Salmon.
5 Salmon begat Boaz by Rahab;
Boaz begat Obed by Ruth;
Obed begat Jesse.
6 Jesse begat David the king;
David the king begat Solomon, by her who was the wife of Uriah.
7 Solomon begat Rehoboam;
Rehoboam begat Abijah;
Abijah begat Asa.
8 Asa begat Jehoshaphat;
Jehoshaphat begat Joram;
Joram begat Uzziah.
9 Uzziah begat Jotham;
Jotham begat Ahaz;
Ahaz begat Hezekiah.
10 Hezekiah begat Manasseh;
Manasseh begat Amon;
Amon begat Josiah.
11 Josiah begat Jeconiah and his brethren about the time they were carried away to Babylon.
12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jeconiah begat Shealtiel;
Shealtiel begat Zerubbabel.
13 Zerubbabel begat Abiud;
Abiud begat Eliakim;
Eliakim begat Azor.
14 Azor begat Zadok;
Zadok begat Achim;
Achim begat Eliud.
15 Eliud begat Eleazar;
Eleazar begat Matthan;
Matthan begat Jacob.
16 Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born that Jesus that is called Christ.
17 All the generations from Abraham to David are 14 generations. And from David to the captivity of Babylon are 14 generations. And from the captivity of Babylon to Christ are also 14 generations.
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