Luke 3:31

Luke 3:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
• New International Version (NIV)the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
• English Standard Version (ESV)the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattathah, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

Context of Luke 3:31

29Er was the son of Joshua. Joshua was the son of Eliezer. Eliezer was the son of Jorim. Jorim was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. 30Levi was the son of Simeon. Simeon was the son of Judah. Judah was the son of Joseph. Joseph was the son of Jonam. Jonam was the son of Eliakim. Eliakim was the son of Melea. Melea was the son of Menna. Menna was the son of Mattatha. Mattatha was the son of Nathan. Nathan was the son of David. 32David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was the son of Obed. Obed was the son of Boaz. Boaz was the son of Salmon. Salmon was the son of Nahshon. 33Nahshon was the son of Amminadab. Amminadab was the son of Admin. Admin was the son of Arni. Arni was the son of Hezron. Hezron was the son of Perez. Perez was the son of Judah.

Luke 3:31 word by word

τοῦ Μελεὰ τοῦ Μεννὰ τοῦ Ματταθὰ τοῦ Ναθὰμ τοῦ ΔαυὶδRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Which wasὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Which wasΜελεᾶςMeleas · MeleaG3190
• which wasΜαϊνάνMainan · MennaG3104
• which wasΜατταθάMattatha · MattathaG3160
• which wasΝαθάνNathan · NathanG3481
• which wasΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138

Cross-references for Luke 3:31

• 2 Samuel 5:14These are the names of David’s sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
• 1 Chronicles 3:5The sons born to David in Jerusalem included Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. Their mother was Bathsheba, the daughter of Ammiel.
• 1 Chronicles 14:4These are the names of David’s sons who were born in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
• Zechariah 12:12“All Israel will mourn, each clan by itself, and with the husbands separate from their wives. The clan of David will mourn alone, as will the clan of Nathan,

Commentaries on Luke 3:31

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-38Verses 24-38 See, on this genealogy, the notes at Matthew 1:1-16.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-38Verses 23-38 Matthew's list of the forefathers of Jesus showed that Christ was the son of Abraham, in whom all the families of the earth are blessed, and heir to the throne of David; but Luke shows that Jesus was the Seed of the woman that should break the serpent's head, and traces the line up to Adam, beginning with Eli, or Heli, the father, not of Joseph, but of Mary. The seeming differences between the two evangelists in these lists of names have been…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31Nathan was King David’s third son, born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:14). This is not the same person as Nathan the prophet (2 Samuel 7:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-3823. he began to be about thirty--that is, "was about entering on His thirtieth year." So our translators have taken the word (and so Calvin, Beza, Bloomfield, Webster and Wilkinson, &c.): but "was about thirty years of age when He began [His ministry]," makes better Greek, and is probably the true sense [Bengel, Olshausen, De Wette, Meyer, Alford, &c.]. At this age the priests entered on their office (Nu 4:3). being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 3:31

• David
• Genealogy
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joseph
• Mattatha
• Menan

In the dictionaries

• David
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• Demand
• Mary
• Melea
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• Wages
• Antediluvian Patriarchs

Commentaries on Luke 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings