16 and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,

who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah.(A)

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

The Nativity of the Messiah

18 The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After his mother Mary had been engaged[a] to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant from the Holy Spirit.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 1:18 Or betrothed

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