Matthew 1:17-19

Modern English Version

¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the exile to Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the exile in Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations.

The Birth of Jesus Christ^(A)

¹⁸ Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way: After His mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child by the Holy Spirit. ¹⁹ Then Joseph her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public example, had in mind to divorce her privately.