Luke 3:23
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,

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,

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,

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,

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 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,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Jesus Himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, Son of Joseph,

Berean Literal Bible
And Jesus beginning, was Himself about thirty years old, being son as was supposed, of Joseph, 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,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Jesus himself was beginning about thirty years, being, as was thought, the son of Joseph, of Eli,
Catholic Translations
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,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old, being (as it was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was of Heli, who was of Matthat,

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,

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,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Now Jesus was about thirty years old, and he was supposed to be the son 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,
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his ministry, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, son of Heli,

Godbey New Testament
And Jesus was beginning to be about thirty years old, being as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,

Haweis New Testament
And Jesus himself was about thirty years of age when he began his ministry, being (as was supposed the son of Joseph) of Heli,

Mace New Testament
Jesus was then about thirty years of age, being, as was suppos'd, the son of Joseph,

Weymouth New Testament
And He--Jesus--when He began His ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (it was supposed)

Worrell New Testament
And Jesus Himself, when beginning His ministry, was about thirty years old, being, as was supposed, the Son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

Worsley New Testament
And Jesus was then about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

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Context
The Genealogy of Jesus
22and 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
Matthew 1:1-17
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...

Genesis 5:1-32
This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness. / Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.” / When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth. ...

1 Chronicles 1:1-4
Adam, Seth, Enosh, / Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, / Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah. ...

1 Chronicles 1:24-27
So from Shem came Arphaxad, Shelah, / Eber, Peleg, Reu, / Serug, Nahor, Terah, ...

Genesis 11:10-26
This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad. / And after he had become the father of Arphaxad, Shem lived 500 years and had other sons and daughters. / When Arphaxad was 35 years old, he became the father of Shelah. ...

Romans 1:3
regarding His Son, who was a descendant of David according to the flesh,

2 Samuel 7:12-16
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...

Isaiah 11:1
Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.

Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Acts 13:23
From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.

John 7:42
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”

Hebrews 7:14
For it is clear that our Lord descended from Judah, a tribe as to which Moses said nothing about priests.

Revelation 22:16
“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star.”

Ruth 4:18-22
Now these are the generations of Perez: Perez was the father of Hezron, / Hezron was the father of Ram, Ram was the father of Amminadab, / Amminadab was the father of Nahshon, Nahshon was the father of Salmon, ...

1 Chronicles 2:1-15
These were the sons of Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, / Dan, Joseph, Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. / The sons of Judah: Er, Onan, and Shelah. These three were born to him by Bath-shua the Canaanite. Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death. ...


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.

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Luke 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.














Jesus
The name "Jesus" is derived from the Hebrew name Yeshua, which means "Yahweh is salvation." This name is significant as it encapsulates the mission and purpose of Christ's life on earth. In the context of Luke 3:23, it marks the beginning of Jesus' public ministry, emphasizing His role as the Savior of humanity. The name itself is a testament to the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies regarding the coming Messiah.

was about thirty years old
The age of thirty holds significant cultural and religious importance in Jewish tradition. It was the age at which Levites began their service in the temple (Numbers 4:3) and when Joseph stood before Pharaoh (Genesis 41:46). This age signifies maturity and readiness for public ministry. Jesus, at thirty, is stepping into His role as the Messiah, fully prepared to fulfill His divine mission.

when He began His ministry
This phrase marks a pivotal moment in the Gospel narrative. Jesus' ministry is the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan, prophesied throughout the Old Testament. His ministry would include teaching, healing, and ultimately, His sacrificial death and resurrection. This beginning is not just a chronological marker but a theological one, indicating the inauguration of the Kingdom of God on earth.

He was regarded as the son of Joseph
This phrase acknowledges the legal and societal perception of Jesus' parentage. While Joseph was not Jesus' biological father, he was His earthly guardian, providing Jesus with a legitimate standing in Jewish society. This also fulfills the prophecy that the Messiah would come from the line of David, as Joseph was a descendant of David. It highlights the humility of Jesus' earthly origins, contrasting with His divine nature.

the son of Heli
The genealogy presented here is often understood to be that of Mary, with Heli being her father. This interpretation aligns with the prophecy that the Messiah would be born of a virgin (Isaiah 7:14) and emphasizes Jesus' human lineage. The genealogy serves to connect Jesus to the promises made to Abraham and David, underscoring His rightful place as the promised Savior.

(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
Jesus
Ἰησοῦς (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.


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