Matthew:1:1-17
nsb@Matthew:1:1 @ The list of ancestors of Jesus Christ, descendant of David and Abraham:
nsb@Matthew:1:2 @ Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.
nsb@Matthew:1:3 @ Judah and Tamar were the father and mother of Perez and Zerah. Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram,
nsb@Matthew:1:4 @ Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon.
nsb@Matthew:1:5 @ Salmon and Rahab were the father and mother of Boaz. Boaz and Ruth were the father and mother of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse,
nsb@Matthew:1:6 @ Jesse the father of King David. David and Uriahs wife Bath-sheba were the father and mother of Solomon.
nsb@Matthew:1:7 @ Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa,
nsb@Matthew:1:8 @ Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,
nsb@Matthew:1:9 @ Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
nsb@Matthew:1:10 @ Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah.
nsb@Matthew:1:11 @ Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers. They lived at the time when the people were exiled to Babylon.
nsb@Matthew:1:12 @ After the exile to Babylon, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel. Shealtiel was the father of Zerubbabel,
nsb@Matthew:1:13 @ Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
nsb@Matthew:1:14 @ Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud,
nsb@Matthew:1:15 @ Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob.
nsb@Matthew:1:16 @ Jacob was the father of Joseph, who was the husband of Mary. Mary was the mother of Jesus, who is called Christ.
nsb@Matthew:1:17 @ So there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen generations from David until the exile to Babylon, fourteen generations from the exile until the Messiah.