¹⁶ “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to attest these things to you for the churches. I am the Root^(A) and descendant of David,^(B) the bright morning star.”^(C)

⁸ “So now this is what you are to say to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: I took you from the pasture, from tending the flock, to be ruler over my people Israel.^{(A) 9} I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before you. I will make a great name^(B) for you like that of the greatest on the earth.^{(C) 10} I will designate a place^(D) for my people Israel and plant them,^(E) so that they may live there and not be disturbed again. Evildoers will not continue to oppress them as they have done ¹¹ ever since the day I ordered judges to be over my people Israel.^(F) I will give you rest from all your enemies.

“‘The Lord declares to you: The Lord himself will make a house for you. ¹² When your time comes and you rest with your ancestors, I will raise up after you your descendant, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.^{(G) 13} He is the one who will build a house for my name,^(H) and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.^{(I) 14} I will be his father, and he will be my son.^(J) When he does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and blows from mortals. ¹⁵ But my faithful love will never leave him^(K) as it did when I removed it from Saul, whom I removed from before you.^{(L) 16} Your house and kingdom will endure before me^[a] forever,^(M) and your throne will be established forever.’”^(N)

¹⁷ Nathan reported all these words and this entire vision to David.

⁷ but for the sake of the covenant the Lord had made with David, he was unwilling to destroy the house of David since the Lord had promised^(A) to give a lamp^[a](B) to David and to his sons forever.

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1 An^(A) account^(B) of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David,^(C) the Son of Abraham:^(D)

From Abraham to David

From David to the Babylonian Exile

From the Exile to the Messiah

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, fourteen generations.^(N)

¹⁹ We also have the prophetic word strongly confirmed, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place,^(A) until the day dawns^(B) and the morning star^(C) rises in your hearts.