Luke 3
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 3:21-38

211Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was 2praying, heaven was opened, 22and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “3You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”

234When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, 5as was supposed, the son of 6Joseph, 7the son of 8Eli, 24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, 25the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of 9Hesli, the son of Naggai, 26the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, 27the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, 10the son of Zerubbabel, the son of 11Shealtiel, the son of Neri, 28the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, 29the son of 12Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, 30the son of Simeon, the son of 13Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, 31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, 3214the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of 15Salmon, the son of 16Nahshon, 33the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of 17Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, 34the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, 18the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, 35the son of Serug, the son of 19Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of 20Heber, the son of Shelah, 36the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, 21the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, 37the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, 38the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 3:21 Luke 3:21, 22: Matt 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 3:21 Matt 14:23; Luke 5:16; 9:18, 28f ↩
  3. 3. Luke 3:22 Ps 2:7; Is 42:1; Matt 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 9:35; 2 Pet 1:17 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 3:23 Matt 4:17; Acts 1:1 ↩
  5. 5. Luke 3:23 Lit as it was being thought ↩
  6. 6. Luke 3:23 Luke 3:23-27: Matt 1:16 ↩
  7. 7. Luke 3:23 Lit of Eli, and so throughout the genealogy ↩
  8. 8. Luke 3:23 Also spelled Heli ↩
  9. 9. Luke 3:25 Also spelled Esli ↩
  10. 10. Luke 3:27 Matt 1:12 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 3:27 Gr Salathiel; names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form through v 38 ↩
  12. 12. Luke 3:29 Gr Jesus ↩
  13. 13. Luke 3:30 Gr Judas ↩
  14. 14. Luke 3:32 Luke 3:32-34: Matt 1:1-6 ↩
  15. 15. Luke 3:32 Gr Sala ↩
  16. 16. Luke 3:32 Gr Naasson ↩
  17. 17. Luke 3:33 Gr Arni ↩
  18. 18. Luke 3:34 Luke 3:34-36: Gen 11:26-30; 1 Chr 1:24-27 ↩
  19. 19. Luke 3:35 Gr Ragau ↩
  20. 20. Luke 3:35 Gr Eber ↩
  21. 21. Luke 3:36 Luke 3:36-38: Gen 5:3-32; 1 Chr 1:1-4 ↩

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