The Genealogy of Jesus
Luke 3:23
In 9 translations
- BSB
- Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
- KJV
- And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
- WEB
- Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
- ASV
- And Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
- LSV
- And Jesus Himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, Son of Joseph,
- YLT
- And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,
- DBY
- And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old; being as was supposed son of Joseph; of Eli,
- DRC
- And Jesus himself was beginning about the age of thirty years; being (as it was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was of Heli, who was of Mathat,
- GNV
- And Iesus himselfe began to bee about thirtie yeere of age, being as men supposed the sonne of Ioseph, which was the sonne of Eli,
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἀρχόμενος elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place υἱός elsewhere in this verse.
- Spelling of Ἠλὶ: Tyndale House: Ἠλεὶ; Westcott–Hort: Ἡλεί.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)
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- SBLGNT: ἦν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἦν; Robinson–Pierpont add ὁ.
- SBLGNT: ἀρχόμενος ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀρχόμενος ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα; Robinson–Pierpont read ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα ἀρχόμενος.
- SBLGNT: υἱός ὡς ἐνομίζετο. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read υἱός ὡς ἐνομίζετο; Robinson–Pierpont read ὡς ἐνομίζετο υἱός.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν Ἰησοῦς ἀρχόμενος ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα, ὢν υἱός, ὡς ἐνομίζετο, Ἰωσὴφ τοῦ Ἠλὶ
- RP2018
- Καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα ἀρχόμενος, ὢν- ὡς ἐνομίζετο- υἱὸς Ἰωσήφ, τοῦ Ἡλί,
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα ἀρχόμενος, ὢν — ὡς ἐνομίζετο — υἱὸς Ἰωσήφ, τοῦ Ἡλί,
- SCR1894
- και αυτος ην ο ιησους ωσει ετων τριακοντα αρχομενος ων ως ενομιζετο υιος ιωσηφ του ηλι
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- Luke 4:22All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
- Matthew 13:55“Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
- Numbers 4:3men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- John 6:42They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”
- Matthew 4:17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
- Acts 1:1In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,
- Genesis 41:46Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.
- Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
- Matthew 1:16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
- Luke 3:23–27Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,…
- Numbers 4:39everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- Matthew 1:1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
- Luke 3:31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
- Numbers 4:43everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- Numbers 4:35everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
- Matthew 1:6and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
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