¹⁷ So all the generations from Abraham to David were 14 generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, 14 generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, 14 generations.^(A)

⁵ When Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was occupied with preaching the message^[a] and solemnly testified to the Jews that Jesus is the Messiah.^(A)

²² Who is the liar, if not the one who denies that Jesus is the Messiah?^(A) This one is the antichrist: the one who denies the Father and the Son.

5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born of God,^(A) and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him.