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The Genealogy of Jesus

23 (A)When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, [a]as was supposed,

the son of (B)Joseph,
[b]the son of [c]Eli,
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 [d]Hesli,
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,
(C)the son of Zerubbabel,
the son of [e]Shealtiel,
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,
29 the son of [f]Joshua,
the son of Eliezer,
the son of Jorim,
the son of Matthat,
the son of Levi,
30 the son of Simeon,
the son of [g]Judah,
the son of Joseph,
the son of Jonam,
the son of Eliakim,
31 the son of Melea,
the son of Menna,
the son of Mattatha,
the son of Nathan,
the son of David,
32 (D)the son of Jesse,
the son of Obed,
the son of Boaz,
the son of [h]Salmon,
the son of [i]Nahshon,
33 the son of Amminadab,
the son of Admin,
the son of [j]Ram,
the son of Hezron,
the son of Perez,
the son of Judah,
34 the son of Jacob,
the son of Isaac,
(E)the son of Abraham,
the son of Terah,
the son of Nahor,
35 the son of Serug,
the son of [k]Reu,
the son of Peleg,
the son of [l]Heber,
the son of Shelah,
36 the son of Cainan,
the son of Arphaxad,
the son of Shem,
(F)the son of Noah,
the son of Lamech,
37 the son of Methuselah,
the son of Enoch,
the son of Jared,
the son of Mahalaleel,
the son of Cainan,
38 the son of Enosh,
the son of Seth,
the son of Adam,
the son of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:23 Lit as it was being thought
  2. Luke 3:23 Lit of Eli, so in genealogy
  3. Luke 3:23 Also spelled Heli
  4. Luke 3:25 Also spelled Esli
  5. Luke 3:27 Gr Salathiel; names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form through v 38
  6. Luke 3:29 Gr Jesus
  7. Luke 3:30 Gr Judas
  8. Luke 3:32 Gr Sala
  9. Luke 3:32 Gr Naasson
  10. Luke 3:33 Gr Arni
  11. Luke 3:35 Gr Ragau
  12. Luke 3:35 Gr Eber

Jesus’ genealogy

23 Jesus was about 30 years old when he began his ministry. People supposed that he was the son of Joseph son of Heli 24 son of Matthat son of Levi son of Melchi son of Jannai son of Joseph 25 son of Mattathias son of Amos son of Nahum son of Esli son of Naggai 26 son of Maath son of Mattathias son of Semein son of Josech son of Joda 27 son of Joanan son of Rhesa son of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel son of Neri 28 son of Melchi son of Addi son of Cosam son of Elmadam son of Er 29 son of Joshua son of Eliezer son of Jorim son of Matthat son of Levi 30 son of Simeon son of Judah son of Joseph son of Jonam son of Eliakim 31 son of Melea son of Menna son of Mattatha son of Nathan son of David 32 son of Jesse son of Obed son of Boaz son of Sala son of Nahshon 33 son of Amminadab son of Admin son of Arni son of Hezron son of Perez son of Judah 34 son of Jacob son of Isaac son of Abraham son of Terah son of Nahor 35 son of Serug son of Reu son of Peleg son of Eber son of Shelah 36 son of Cainan son of Arphaxad son of Shem son of Noah son of Lamech 37 son of Methuselah son of Enoch son of Jared son of Mahalalel son of Cainan 38 son of Enos son of Seth son of Adam son of God.

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