Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

  • TYNDALE Tyndale New Testament (1534)

    And Iesus him silfe was about thirty yere of age when he begane beinge as men supposed the sonne of Ioseph. which Ioseph was the sonne of Heli:

  • GNV Geneva Bible (1599)

    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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Cross-references (17)

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  • Numbers 4:3 from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all who enter into the service to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.
  • Matthew 13:55 Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
  • Luke 4:22 All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”
  • John 6:42 They said, “Isn’t this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, ‘I have come down out of heaven?’ ”
  • Genesis 41:46 Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
  • Matthew 1:16 Jacob became the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
  • Matthew 4:17 From that time, Jesus began to preach, and to say, “Repent! For the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”
  • Mark 6:3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judah, and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” They were offended at him.
  • Acts 1:1 The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach,
  • Numbers 4:35 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting.
  • Numbers 4:39 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting,
  • Numbers 4:43 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old—everyone who entered into the service for work in the Tent of Meeting,
  • Numbers 4:47 from thirty years old and upward even to fifty years old, everyone who entered in to do the work of service and the work of bearing burdens in the Tent of Meeting,
  • Matthew 1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
  • Matthew 1:6 Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
  • Luke 3:23-27 Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) 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, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
  • Luke 3:31 the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The stock of Christ, according to the flesh, is…

The stock of Christ, according to the flesh, is brought by order even to Adam, and so to God, that it might appear, that he only it was, whom God promised to Abraham and David, and appointed from everlasting to his Church, which is gathered together of all sorts of men.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Here is amongst critics a little dispute, whether our…
William Burkitt 1703 · Public Domain At thirty years of age, the priests under the…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Which was the son of Matthat, which was the…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain And Jesus was - John's beginning was computed by…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 23. Thirty years of age] This was the…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Luk 3:23-35. And Jesus — John’s beginning was computed…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Jesus began to be ... - This was the…
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures 1864 · Public Domain B. Testimony of the Genealogy. Luk_3:23-38
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain GENEALOGY OF JESUS. (Luke 3:23-38)
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain § 9. GENEALOGY OF JESUS, Luk_3:22-38.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. began to be about thirty years of age]…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) Began to be about thirty years of age.—At…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Luk_3:23; Luk_3:38
B. W. Johnson 1891 · Public Domain 23–38. The Genealogy. For a comparison of the genealogies…
J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain J. W. McGarvey's The Fourfold Gospel [IV. Genealogy--Luke].
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain son of Heli
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain The genealogy of Jesus:
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 3:23-38 This genealogy reverses Matthew’s order (Matt 1:1-17). Luke…

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