Luke 3:24

“son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,”

Luke 3:24 · direct translation from the Greek
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Luke 3:24, word by word

MatthatΜαθθὰτMaththat

Matthat

Matthat: the name of two ancestors of Jesus in Luke's genealogy.

Where else “Maththat” appears
LeviΛευὶLeui

Levi

Levi: the son of Jacob, ancestor of the priestly tribe; also the name of other men, among them the tax collector who followed Jesus.

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MelchiΜελχὶMelchi

Melchi

Melchi: the name of two ancestors of Jesus in Luke's genealogy.

Where else “Melchi” appears
JannaiἸανναὶIannai

Jannai

Jannai, an ancestor of Jesus in Luke's genealogy.

Where else “Iannai” appears
JosephἸωσὴφIōsēph

Joseph

Joseph, the name of several men in the Bible: the son of Jacob, Mary's husband (a descendant of David), Joseph of Arimathea, and others.

Where else “Iōsēph” appears

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The genealogy of Jesus

Matthew 1:1-17

The two genealogies differ in names and order; they are not the same list.

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Luke 3:23-38

23And Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began, being the son, as was supposed, of Joseph, son of Heli, 24son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph, 25son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai, 26son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda, 27son of Joanan, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, son of Neri, 28son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er, 29son of Joshua, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi, 30son of Simeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim, 31son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David, 32son of Jesse, son of Jobel, son of Boaz, son of Sala, son of Nahshon, 33son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah, 34son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor, 35son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of Shelah, 36son of Cainan, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech, 37son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalalel, son of Kenan, 38son of Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.

Matthew 1:1-17

1The book of the origin of Jesus the Messiah, son of David, son of Abraham. 2Abraham fathered Isaac, and Isaac fathered Jacob, and Jacob fathered Judah and his brothers. 3And Judah fathered Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez fathered Hezron, and Hezron fathered Ram. 4And Ram fathered Amminadab, and Amminadab fathered Nahshon, and Nahshon fathered Salmon. 5And Salmon fathered Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz fathered Obed by Ruth, and Obed fathered Jesse. 6And Jesse fathered David the king. And David fathered Solomon by the wife of Uriah. 7And Solomon fathered Rehoboam, and Rehoboam fathered Abijah, and Abijah fathered Asaph. 8And Asaph fathered Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah. 9And Uzziah fathered Jotham, and Jotham fathered Ahaz, and Ahaz fathered Hezekiah. 10And Hezekiah fathered Manasseh, and Manasseh fathered Amos, and Amos fathered Josiah. 11And Josiah fathered Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. 12And after the deportation to Babylon, Jeconiah fathered Shealtiel, and Shealtiel fathered Zerubbabel. 13And Zerubbabel fathered Abiud, and Abiud fathered Eliakim, and Eliakim fathered Azor. 14And Azor fathered Zadok, and Zadok fathered Achim, and Achim fathered Eliud. 15And Eliud fathered Eleazar, and Eleazar fathered Matthan, and Matthan fathered Jacob. 16And Jacob fathered Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, the one called Messiah. 17So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David to the deportation to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the deportation to Babylon to the Messiah, fourteen generations.

The context

23And Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began, being the son, as was supposed, of Joseph, son of Heli,

24 · This verse (above)

25son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Esli, son of Naggai,

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To study Luke 3 in a group

  1. 1. What it says

    What does John answer the crowds, the tax collectors and the soldiers when they ask what they should do? (vv. 10-14)

  2. 2. What it means

    Why does John say it is not enough to claim “We have Abraham as our father”? What does he ask for instead? (vv. 7-9)

  3. 3. How I live it

    John asked for concrete actions: sharing, being fair, being content. Which one could you practice today at work or at home?

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