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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

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

23 As He began His ministry, Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be[a] the

son of Joseph,(A) son[b] 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,(B)
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,(C) son of Obed,
son of Boaz, son of Salmon,[c]
son of Nahshon, 33 son of Amminadab,
son of Ram,[d] son of Hezron,
son of Perez, son of Judah,
34 son of Jacob, son of Isaac,
son of Abraham,(D) 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,(E)
son of Lamech, 37 son of Methuselah,
son of Enoch, son of Jared,
son of Mahalaleel, son of Cainan,
38 son of Enos, son of Seth,
son of Adam, son of God.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:23 People did not know about His virgin birth; Mt 1:18-25; Lk 1:26-38
  2. Luke 3:23 The relationship in some cases may be more distant than a son.
  3. Luke 3:32 Other mss read Sala
  4. Luke 3:33 Other mss read Amminadab, son of Aram, son of Joram; other mss read Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni