Matthew 1:1-17

Modern English Version

² Abraham was the father of Isaac,

Isaac the father of Jacob,

and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

³ Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar,

Perez the father of Hezron,

and Hezron the father of Ram.

⁴ Ram was the father of Amminadab,

Amminadab the father of Nahshon,

and Nahshon the father of Salmon.

⁵ Salmon was the father of Boaz by Rahab,

Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth,

and Obed the father of Jesse.

⁶ Jesse was the father of David the king.

David the king was the father of Solomon, by her who had been the wife of Uriah.

⁷ Solomon was the father of Rehoboam,

Rehoboam the father of Abijah,

and Abijah the father of Asa.

⁸ Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat the father of Joram,

and Joram the father of Uzziah.

⁹ Uzziah was the father of Jotham,

Jotham the father of Ahaz,

and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.

¹⁰ Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh,

Manasseh the father of Amon,

and Amon the father of Josiah.

¹¹ Josiah was the father of Jeconiah and his brothers about the time they were exiled to Babylon.

¹² And after they were brought to Babylon,

Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,

and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel.

¹³ Zerubbabel was the father of Abiud,

Abiud the father of Eliakim,

and Eliakim the father of Azor.

¹⁴ Azor was the father of Zadok,

Zadok the father of Akim,

and Akim the father of Eliud.

¹⁵ Eliud was the father of Eleazar,

Eleazar the father of Matthan,

and Matthan the father of Jacob.

¹⁶ And Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.