Luke 3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 3:22

And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape ,.... In a corporeal form, in a visible manner, and was seen with bodily eyes, at least by John the administrator; to whom this was a signal of his being the Messiah, and a fresh confirmation of it: like a dove upon him ; either in the form of a dove, or this corporeal form, whatever it was, descended and hovered on him as a dove does: and a voice came from heaven ; at the same time the Holy Ghost came down upon him; which said, thou... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 3:23

And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age ,.... Or Jesus, when he was baptized and began his public ministry, was about thirty years of age: an age at which the priests, under the law, who were typical of Christ, entered on their work, Numbers 4:23 The word, "began", is left out in the Syriac and Persic versions: and is often indeed redundant, as in Luke 3:8 and frequently in Mark's Gospel. The Arabic version renders it, "Jesus began to enter into the thirtieth year", which... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 3:24

Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi ,.... These two, Grotius says, are omitted in the ancient exemplars; and he thinks they ought to be left out; and for which he mentions the authorities of Irenaeus, Africanus, Eusebius, Nazianzen, Jerom, and Augustin: but not only the Vulgate Latin, but all the Oriental versions, retain them: which was the son of Melchi : and who, he thinks, was the immediate father of Eli: which was the son of Janna : frequent mention is made,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 3:25

Which was the son of Mattathias ,.... Surnamed Siloah, by the same Philo, who governed ten years: which was the son of Amos ; whose surname, according to the same author, was Sirag; or, as some, Syrach, or Shyrach, who governed fourteen years: which was the son of Naum ; who was called Mesalut, or Maslot, who governed seven years: which was the son of Esli ; or Eli, surnamed Haggai, who governed eight years; which was the son of Nagge : with Philo he is called Nagid Artasat,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 3:26

Which was the son of Maath ,.... Surnamed Aser, who governed nine years: which was the son of Mattathias ; called Eli Matathias, who governed twelve years: which was the son of Semei ; and named Abner Semei, who governed eleven years: which was the son of Joseph ; called Joseph the first, who governed seven years: which was the son of Juda ; who, according to the same writer, must be Judas, surnamed Hyrcanus the first, who governed fourteen years. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 3:27

Which was the son of Joanna ,.... Johannes, or John, the son of Rhesa Mesullam, who governed fifty three years: which was the son of Rhesa , called, by the above writer, Rhesa Mesullam; 1 Chronicles 3:19 and said, by him, to govern sixty six years: which was the son of Zorobabel who governed fifty eight years: which was the son of Salathiel ; the same with Shealthiel; See Gill on Matthew 1:12 . which was the son of Neri ; the same with Jechonias, according to the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 3:28-31

This, with the following, "Addi, Cosam, Elmodam, Er, Jose, Eliezer, Jorim, Matthat, Levi, Simeon, Juda, Joseph, Jonan, Eliakim, Melea, Menan, and Mattatha", all lived before the captivity, and were of the house of David, in the line of Nathan; for it follows, which was the son of Nathan : of which persons no mention is made in the Old Testament, nor even of Mattatha, the son of Nathan: his sons that are mentioned are Azariah, Zabud, and Ahishar, 1 Kings 4:5 which last is thought to be... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 3:32-34

Which was the son of Jesse ,.... The order of the persons from Jesse to Abraham, as Obed, Boaz, Salmon, Naasson, Aminadab, Aram, or Ram, Esrom, (for Joram, which the Arabic version here inserts, is to be rejected,) Phares, Judah, Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, perfectly agrees with the genealogy of Matthew, and the accounts of the Old Testament: which was the son of Thara ; the same with Terah, Genesis 11:26 called by the Septuagint, Tharra: which was the son of Nachor ;, the same with... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 3:35

Which was the son of Saruch ,.... The Septuagint call him Serouch, the same with Serug, Genesis 11:22 which was the son of Ragau ; so the Septuagint, the same with Reu, Genesis 40:20 which was the son of Phaleg ; the same with Peleg, Genesis 11:18 the Septuagint reads as here: "which was the son of Heber", or Eber, Genesis 11:16 which was the son of Sala , or Salah, Genesis 11:14 the Septuagint there call him Sala. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Luke 3:36

Which was the son of Cainan ,.... This Cainan is not mentioned by Moses in Genesis 11:12 nor has he ever appeared in any Hebrew copy of the Old Testament, nor in the Samaritan version, nor in the Targum; nor is he mentioned by Josephus, nor in 1 Chronicles 1:24 where the genealogy is repeated; nor is it in Beza's most ancient Greek copy of Luke: it indeed stands in the present copies of the Septuagint, but was not originally there; and therefore could not be taken by Luke from thence,... read more

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