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Luke 3:21-38

211NowG1161 whenG1722 allG537 the peopleG2992 were baptizedG907, JesusG2424 alsoG2532 was baptizedG907, and while He was 2prayingG4336, heavenG3772 was openedG455, 22and the HolyG40 SpiritG4151 descendedG2597 upon Him in bodilyG4984 formG1491 likeG5613 a doveG4058, and a voiceG5456 cameG1096 from heavenG3772: “3You are My belovedG27 SonG5207, in You I amG2106 wellG2106 pleasedG2106.”

234When He beganG757 His ministry, JesusG2424 HimselfG846 was aboutG5616 thirtyG5144 yearsG2094 old, beingG1510, as was commonlyG3543 heldG3543, the sonG5207 of 5JosephG2501, 6the sonG5207 of 7EliG2242, 24the son of MatthatG3103, the son of LeviG3017, the son of MelchiG3197, the son of JannaiG2388, the son of JosephG2501, 25the son of MattathiasG3161, the son of AmosG301, the son of NahumG3486, the son of 8HesliG2069, the son of NaggaiG3477, 26the son of MaathG3092, the son of MattathiasG3161, the son of SemeinG4584, the son of JosechG2502, the son of JodaG2493, 27the son of JoananG2489, the son of RhesaG4488, 9the son of ZerubbabelG2216, the son of 10ShealtielG4528, the son of NeriG3518, 28the son of MelchiG3197, the son of AddiG78, the son of CosamG2973, the son of ElmadamG1678, the son of ErG2262, 29the son of 11JoshuaG2424, the son of EliezerG1663, the son of JorimG2497, the son of MatthatG3103, the son of LeviG3017, 30the son of SimeonG4826, the son of 12JudahG2455, the son of JosephG2501, the son of JonamG2494, the son of EliakimG1662, 31the son of MeleaG3190, the son of MennaG3303, the son of MattathaG3160, the son of NathanG3481, the son of DavidG1160, 3213the son of JesseG2421, the son of ObedG2492, the son of BoazG1003, the son of 14SalmonG4533, the son of 15NahshonG3476, 33the son of AmminadabG284, the son of AdminG96, the son of 16RamG721, the son of HezronG2074, the son of PerezG5329, the son of JudahG2455, 34the son of JacobG2384, the son of IsaacG2464, 17the son of AbrahamG11, the son of TerahG2291, the son of NahorG3493, 35the son of SerugG4588, the son of 18ReuG4466, the son of PelegG5317, the son of 19HeberG1443, the son of ShelahG4527, 36the son of CainanG2536, the son of ArphaxadG742, the son of ShemG4590, 20the son of NoahG3575, the son of LamechG2984, 37the son of MethuselahG3103, the son of EnochG1802, the son of JaredG2391, the son of MahalaleelG3121, the son of CainanG2536, 38the son of EnoshG1800, the son of SethG4589, the son of AdamG76, the son of GodG2316.

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

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