Matthew 1:17

New English Translation

So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to Christ, fourteen generations.

Cross References

2 Kings 24:14

He deported all the residents of Jerusalem, including all the officials and all the soldiers (10,000 people in all). This included all the craftsmen and those who worked with metal. No one was left except for the poorest among the people of the land.

Jeremiah 27:20

He has already spoken about these things that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon did not take away when he carried Jehoiakim’s son King Jeconiah of Judah and the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem away as captives.

Matthew 11:2

Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

John 1:41

He first found his own brother Simon and told him, “We have found the Messiah!” (which is translated Christ).