9. Uzziah became the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
10. Hezekiah became the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amos, Amos the father of Josiah.
11. Josiah became the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the Babylonian exile.
12. After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah became the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13. Zerubbabel the father of Abiud. Abiud became the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor,
14. Azor the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Achim, Achim the father of Eliud,
15. Eliud the father of Eleazar. Eleazar became the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
16. Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Messiah.
17. Thus the total number of generations from Abraham to David is fourteen generations; from David to the Babylonian exile, fourteen generations; from the Babylonian exile to the Messiah, fourteen generations.
18. Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the holy Spirit.
19. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly.
20. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her.