Luke 3:23-28

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

23 As He began [His ministry], Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be^[a] the son of Joseph, [son]^[b] of Heli,

24 [son] of Matthat, [son] of Levi, [son] of Melchi, [son] of Jannai, [son] of Joseph,

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

26 [son] of Maath, [son] of Mattathias, [son] of Semein, [son] of Josech, [son] of Joda,

27 [son] of Joanan, [son] of Rhesa, [son] of Zerubbabel, [son] of Shealtiel, [son] of Neri,

28 [son] of Melchi, [son] of Addi, [son] of Cosam, [son] of Elmadam, [son] of Er,

Footnotes

• [a] People did not know about His virgin birth; Lk 1:26-38; Mt 1:18-25
• [b] The relationship in some cases may be more distant than a son.