Luke 3:23-38 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 3:21-38

The evangelist mentioned John's imprisonment before Christ's being baptized, though it was nearly a year after it, because he would finish the story of John's ministry, and then introduce that of Christ. Now here we have, I. A short account of Christ's baptism, which had been more fully related by St. Matthew. Jesus came, to be baptized of John, and he was so, Luke 3:21, 22. 1. It is here said that, when all the people were baptized, then Jesus was baptized: all that were then present. Christ... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 3:23-38

3:23-38 When Jesus began his ministry he was about thirty years of age. He was the son (as it 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 Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of... read more

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

John Gill

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Luke 3:21-38

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Luke 3:23-38

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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