This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is he?” They said, “The son of David.”

So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to Christ, fourteen generations.

Now the birth of Jesus Christ happened this way. While his mother Mary was engaged to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit.