Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli, New Living Translation Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry. Jesus was known as the son of Joseph. Joseph was the son of Heli. English Standard Version Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, Berean Standard Bible Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, Berean Literal Bible And Jesus beginning, was Himself about thirty years old, being son as was supposed, of Joseph, of Heli, King James Bible 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, New King James Version Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, New American Standard Bible When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years old, being, as was commonly held, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli, NASB 1995 When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli, NASB 1977 And when He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being supposedly the son of Joseph, the son of Eli, Legacy Standard Bible When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli, Amplified Bible When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son [by marriage] of Eli, Christian Standard Bible As he began his ministry, Jesus was about thirty years old and was thought to be the son of Joseph, son of Heli, Holman Christian Standard Bible As He began His ministry, Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be the son of Joseph, son of Heli, American Standard Version 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, Aramaic Bible in Plain English But Yeshua was about thirty years old, and he was considered the son of Yoseph, son of Heli, Contemporary English Version When Jesus began to preach, he was about 30 years old. Everyone thought he was the son of Joseph. But his family went back through Heli, Douay-Rheims Bible 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, English Revised Version 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, GOD'S WORD® Translation Jesus was about 30 years old when he began [his ministry]. Jesus, so people thought, was the son of Joseph, son of Eli, Good News Translation When Jesus began his work, he was about thirty years old. He was the son, so people thought, of Joseph, who was the son of Heli, International Standard Version Jesus himself was about 30 years old when he began his ministry. He was (as legally calculated) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, Literal Standard Version And Jesus Himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, Son of Joseph, Majority Standard Bible Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, New American Bible When Jesus began his ministry he was about thirty years of age. He was the son, as was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli, NET Bible So Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, New Revised Standard Version Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was the son (as was thought) of Joseph son of Heli, New Heart English Bible Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son, as was supposed, of Joseph, of Eli, Webster's Bible Translation And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli, Weymouth New Testament And He--Jesus--when He began His ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (it was supposed) 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, Young's Literal Translation And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Genealogy of Jesus22and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.” 23 Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,… Cross References 2 Samuel 5:4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. Matthew 1:16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. Matthew 4:17 From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." Luke 2:48 When His parents saw Him, they were astonished. "Child, why have You done this to us?" His mother asked. "Your father and I have been anxiously searching for You." Luke 3:24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, John 1:45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." Acts 1:1 In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach, Treasury of Scripture 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, thirty. Genesis 41:46 And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt. Numbers 4:3,35,39,43,47 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… being. 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? 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? Mark 6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. which. Luke 1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. Jump to Previous Age Beginning Bodily Dearly Delight Dove Heaven Holy Jesus Joseph Loved Seemed Shape Spirit Supposed Teach Thirty Time VoiceJump to Next Age Beginning Bodily Dearly Delight Dove Heaven Holy Jesus Joseph Loved Seemed Shape Spirit Supposed Teach Thirty Time VoiceLuke 3 1. The preaching and baptism of John;15. his testimony of Jesus; 19. Herod imprisons John; 21. Jesus, baptized, receives testimony from heaven. 23. The age and genealogy of Jesus from Joseph upwards. (23) Began to be about thirty years of age.--At this age the Levites entered on their full work (Numbers 4:23; Numbers 4:30; Numbers 4:35), a kind of probationary period beginning at twenty-five (Numbers 8:24) or even, in later times, when their work was lighter, at twenty (1Chronicles 23:27). No age was fixed for the beginning of the priesthood, nor of the prophet's work; but it may fairly be inferred that thirty was looked on as the time when manhood reached its completeness, and we may therefore believe that our Lord waited in patient humility till that age had been attained before entering on the work of His public ministry. Being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph.--We have here to deal with the many questions which rise out of a comparison of this genealogy with that in Matthew 1. It is a subject on which volumes have been written. Here it will be enough to sum up the results of previous inquiries. . . . Verse 23a. - And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age. This was the age at which the Levites entered upon their work; the age, too, at which it was lawful for scribes to teach. Generally speaking, thirty among the Jews was looked upon as the time of life when manhood had reached its full development.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek JesusἸησοῦς (Iēsous) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2424: Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. Himself αὐτὸς (autos) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. was ἦν (ēn) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. about ὡσεὶ (hōsei) Adverb Strong's 5616: As if, as it were, like; with numbers: about. From hos and ei; as if. thirty τριάκοντα (triakonta) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 5144: Thirty. The decade of treis; thirty. years [old] ἐτῶν (etōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 2094: A year. Apparently a primary word; a year. when He began [His ministry]. ἀρχόμενος (archomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 756: To begin. Middle voice of archo; to commence. He was Ὢν (Ōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. known ἐνομίζετο (enomizeto) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3543: From nomos; properly, to do by law, i.e. To accustom; by extension, to deem or regard. as ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. [the] son υἱός (huios) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5207: A son, descendent. Apparently a primary word; a 'son', used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship. of Joseph, Ἰωσὴφ (Iōsēph) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2501: Joseph, a proper name. Of Hebrew origin; Joseph, the name of seven Israelites. the [son] τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. of Heli, Ἠλὶ (Ēli) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 2242: Heli, an ancestor of Jesus. Of Hebrew origin; Heli, an Israelite. Links Luke 3:23 NIVLuke 3:23 NLT Luke 3:23 ESV Luke 3:23 NASB Luke 3:23 KJV Luke 3:23 BibleApps.com Luke 3:23 Biblia Paralela Luke 3:23 Chinese Bible Luke 3:23 French Bible Luke 3:23 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 3:23 Jesus himself when he began to teach (Luke Lu Lk) |