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Matthew 1:17

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.

KJV

Πᾶσαι οὖν αἱ γενεαὶ ἀπὸ Ἀβραὰμ ἕως Δαυεὶδ γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες, καὶ ἀπὸ Δαυεὶδ ἕως τῆς μετοικεσίας Βαβυλῶνος γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς μετοικεσίας Βαβυλῶνος ἕως τοῦ Χριστοῦ γενεαὶ δεκατέσσαρες.

Greek NT

Omnes itaque generationes ab Abraham usque ad David, generationes quatuordecim : et a David usque ad transmigrationem Babylonis, generationes quatuordecim : et a transmigratione Babylonis usque ad Christum, generationes quatuordecim.

Vulgate

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.

ASV

So all the generations from Abraham to David, are fourteen generations. And from David to the transmigration of Babylon, are fourteen generations: and from the transmigration of Babylon to Christ are fourteen generations.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People AbrahamDavid

In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Βαβυλών
babulon
noun · 12×
Δαβίδ
dabid
noun · 59×
Χριστός
christos
noun · 530×
γενεά
genea
noun · 43×
δεκατέσσαρες
dekatessares
adjective · 5×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μετοικεσία
metoikesia
noun · 4×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
Ἀβραάμ
abraam
noun · 73×
ἕως
eos
adverb · 145×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. And what may be the reason that Matthew said not at the beginning, in the same way as the prophet, the vision which I saw, and the word which came unto me? Because he was writing unto men well disposed, and exceedingly attentive to him. For both the miracles that were done cried aloud, and they who received the word were exceeding faithful. But in the case of the prophets, t…

Cross-references

  • Matt 1:11 — And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon: