Matthew 1:1-11

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

1¹ The [1]record of the genealogy of [2]Jesus [3]the Messiah , the son of David , the son of Abraham : ² Abraham [4]was the father of Isaac , [5]Isaac the father of Jacob , and Jacob the father of [6]Judah and his brothers . ³ Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar , Perez was the father of Hezron , and Hezron the father of [7]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 was the father of Obed by Ruth , and Obed the father of Jesse . ⁶ Jesse was the father of David the king . David was the father of Solomon by [8]Bathsheba who had been the wife of Uriah . ⁷ Solomon was the father of Rehoboam , Rehoboam the father of Abijah , and Abijah the father of [9]Asa . ⁸ Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat , Jehoshaphat the father of [10]Joram , and Joram the father of Uzziah . ⁹ Uzziah was the father of [11]Jotham , Jotham the father of Ahaz , and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah . ¹⁰ Hezekiah was the father of Manasseh , Manasseh the father of [12]Amon , and Amon the father of Josiah . ¹¹ Josiah became the father of [13]Jeconiah and his brothers , at the time of the deportation to Babylon .