Matthew 1:17
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.”
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“In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.”
King James Version · Public Domain“So all the generations from Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto the carrying away to Babylon fourteen generations; and from the carrying away to Babylon unto the Christ fourteen generations.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David <FI>are<Fi> fourteen generations, and from David unto the Babylonian removal fourteen generations, and from the Babylonian removal unto the Christ, fourteen generations.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 1:17 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 24:14He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.
- Jeremiah 27:20which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon did not take when he carried Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon, along with all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem.
- Matthew 1:11and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
- Matthew 11:2Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
- John 1:41He first found his brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated as Christ).
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