| Detail | Mark | Matthew | Luke | John | Thomas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where it appears | None | 1:1-17, the opening of the gospel | 3:23-38, after the baptism | None. The prologue gives the Word instead 1:1-18 | No account |
| Direction | No list | Forward from Abraham to Jesus | Backward from Jesus to Adam and God 3:38 | No list | No account |
| Joseph’s father | Joseph is not named as a father | Jacob 1:16 | Heli 3:23 | Jesus is called “the son of Joseph” 1:45; 6:42. His father is not named. | Joseph is never named |
| Line from David | No list | Through Solomon 1:6 | Through Nathan 3:31 | No list | No account |
| Shealtiel | No list | Son of Jeconiah; father of Zerubbabel 1:12 | Son of Neri 3:27 | No list | No account |
| Joseph and Jesus | No list | “Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born” 1:16 | “Being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph” 3:23 | No list | No account |
| Women named | No list | Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, the wife of Uriah, and Mary 1:3-16 | None | No list | No account |
| Count stated | No list | Three sets of fourteen 1:17 | None stated | No list | No account |
Only Matthew and Luke give a genealogy, and they agree on little between David and Joseph. Mark, John and Thomas give none. The table records the lists as written and does not say how the differences are explained.