Luke 3:23 KJV — MannaFest

Luke 3:23

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,

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ASV

And Jesus himself, when he beganto teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

WEB

Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

YLT

And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,

DBT

And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old; being as was supposed son of Joseph; of Eli,

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Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.

Author: Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
Date: c. AD 60–62

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The Genealogies of ChristLuke's reverse genealogy — Jesus back to Adam, via Mary's line ("as was supposed").

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Cross-references

24 verses on the floor

Matthew 13:55
Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
Luke 4:22
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
Numbers 4:3
From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.
John 6:42
And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?
Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

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And some suggest that the supply which our translators all along insert here is not right, and that it should not be read which, that is, which Joseph was the son of Heli, but which Jesus; he was the son of Joseph, of Eli, of Matthat, &c., and he, that is, Jesus, was the son of Seth, of Adam, of God,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

(2.) It is dated by the governments of the viceroys that ruled in the several parts of the Holy Land under the Roman emperor, which was another badge of their servitude, for they were all foreigners, which bespeaks a sad change with that people whose governors used to be of themselves ( Jer. xxx. 21 ), and it was their glory.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The ardent desire to behold Him and be partakers of His mercy and glory suffered not the attention to be exhausted through a period embracing thousands of years. Thus the member destined to continue the lineage, whenever doubtful, became easily distinguishable, awakening the hope of a final fulfilment, and keeping it alive until it was consummated" [OLSHAUSEN].

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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Contested Genealogy Matthew 1:16
Joseph is 'son of Jacob' (Matthew) yet 'son of Heli' (Luke); the Mary's-line vs levirate resolutions. Surface as a choice.
Matt 1:16; Luke 3:23; Africanus in Eusebius EH I.7 (PD); Annius of Viterbo 1498

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G561621× in canon G250135× in canon G209448× in canon G75785× in canon G5207377× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

LUK 3:23ACT 1:1 LUK 1:3
LUK 3:23MAT 13:55 JHN 6:42
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
LUK 3:23MAT 13:55 MRK 6:3
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
LUK 3:23JHN 6:42 LUK 4:22
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
LUK 3:23ACT 1:1 LUK 24:19
LUK 3:23ACT 1:1 MAT 4:23-24
LUK 3:23LUK 4:22 MAT 13:54-56
LUK 3:23LUK 4:22 PSA 45:2

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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