12. Then after the exile to BabylonJechoniah fathered Shealtiel,Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel,
13. Zerubbabel fathered Abiud,Abiud fathered Eliakim,Eliakim fathered Azor,
14. Azor fathered Zadok,Zadok fathered Achim,Achim fathered Eliud,
15. Eliud fathered Eleazar,Eleazar fathered Matthan,Matthan fathered Jacob,
16. and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary,who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah.
17. So all the generations from Abraham to David were 14 generations; and from David until the exile to Babylon, 14 generations; and from the exile to Babylon until the Messiah, 14 generations.
18. The birth of Jesus Christ came about this way: After His mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, it was discovered before they came together that she was pregnant by the Holy Spirit.
19. So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.