1Book of the origin of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.2Abraham begot Isaac. Isaac then begot Jacob. Jacob then begot Judas and his brothers.3Judas then begot Perez and Zerah out from Tamar. Perez then begot Hezron. Hezron then begot Ram.4Ram then begot Amminadab. Amminadab then begot Nahshon. Nahshon then begot Salmon.5Salmon then begot Boes out from Rahab. Boes then begot Iobed out from Ruth. Iobed then begot Jesse.6Jesse then begot David the king. David then begot Solomon out from the wife of Uriah.7Solomon then begot Rehoboam. Rehoboam then begot Abijah. Abijah then begot Asaph.8Asaph then begot Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat then begot Joram. Joram then begot Uzziah.9Uzziah then begot Jotham. Jotham then begot Ahaz. Ahaz then begot Hezekiah.10Hezekiah then begot Manasseh. Manasseh then begot Amos. Amos then begot Josiah.11Josiah then begot Jechoniah and his brothers upon the deportation of Babylon.12After the deportation of Babylon, Jechoniah begot Shealtiel. Shealtiel then begot Zerubbabel.13Zerubbabel then begot Abiud. Abiud then begot Eliakim. Eliakim then begot Azor.14Azor then begot Zadok. Zadok then begot Achim. Achim then begot Eliud.15Eliud then begot Eleazar. Eleazar then begot Matthan. Matthan then begot Jacob.16Jacob then begot Joseph the husband of Mary, out from whom Jesus the one called Christ was begotten.17Therefore all the generations away from Abraham until David are fourteen generations, and away from David until the deportation of Babylon are fourteen generations, and away from the deportation of Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations.