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The Ancestry of Jesus(A)

23 Jesus himself was about 30 years old when he began his ministry.[a] He was (as legally calculated)[b] the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel,[c] the son of Neri, 28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:23 The Gk. lacks his ministry
  2. Luke 3:23 I.e. in conformity to genealogy reckonings then in effect; or (so it was thought)
  3. Luke 3:27 Or Shealtiel; cf. 1Chr 3:17; Ezra 3:2,8; 5:2; Neh 12:1; Matt 1:12