Luke 3:23-38

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 3:24-38

See, on this genealogy, the notes at Matthew 1:1-16. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 3:23-35

Luke 3:23-35. And Jesus John’s beginning was computed by the years of princes: our Saviour’s by the years of his own life, as a more august era: began to be about thirty years of age The Greek here, και αυτος ην ο Ιησους ωσει ετων τριακοντα αρχομενος , should rather be rendered, (as many commentators understand it,) And Jesus, beginning, (or, when beginning,) namely, the public exercise of his ministry, was about thirty years of age. “I can recollect no sufficient authority,” says... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 3:36-37

Luke 3:36-37. Which was the son of Cainan “There is no mention made of this Cainan in either of the genealogies which Moses gives, Genesis 10:24; Genesis 11:12; but Salah is there said to be the son of Arphaxad. Cainan must therefore have been introduced here from the translation of the Seventy interpreters, who have inserted him in both these places in the same order as we find him here; and as this translation was then commonly used, and was more generally understood than the Hebrew, it... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 3:38

Luke 3:38 . Adam, which was the son of God Adam, being descended from no human parents, but formed by the power of a divine creating hand, might with peculiar propriety be called the son of God, having, in his original state, received immediately from God, whatever the sons of Adam receive from their parents, sin and misery excepted. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 3:23-38

6. Genealogies of Jesus (Matthew 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38)The genealogies recorded by Matthew and Luke show how the birth of Jesus fulfilled the promises made to Abraham (Genesis 12:2-3; Genesis 22:18). Matthew, writing for the Jews, begins his genealogy with Abraham, father of the Jewish race (Matthew 1:1-2a). Luke, writing for non-Jews, traces Jesus’ genealogy back past Abraham to Adam, to emphasize Jesus’ union with the whole human race (Luke 3:34-38).Between Abraham and David the two... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 3:23

began = when He began [His ministry? ] He was about thirty years of age. as was supposed = as reckoned by law. Greek. nomizo = to lay down a thing as law; to hold by custom, or usage; to reckon correctly, take for granted. See Matthew 20:10 . Mat 2:44 .Acts 7:25 ; Acts 14:19 ; Acts 16:13 , Acts 16:27 . Joseph was begotten by Jacob , and was his natural son (Matthew 1:16 ). He could be the legal son of Heli, therefore, only by marriage with Hell's daughter (Mary), and be reckoned so ... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 3:31

Nathan. This is the natural line through Nathan. In Matthew 1:6 , the regal line is shown through Solomon. Thus both lines became united in Joseph; and thus the Lord being raised from the dead is the one and only heir to the throne of David. For the two lines see App-99 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 3:24-38

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 3:23-35

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 3:36-37

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 3:38

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 3:23-38

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 3:23

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 3:31

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 3:32

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 3:33

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 3:34

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