Luke 3:19-38

19 But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done,

20 Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus

21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened

22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”

23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli,

24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melki, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

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

26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josek, the son of Joda,

27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,

28 the son of Melki, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,

29 the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,

30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,

31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon,^[a] the son of Nahshon,

33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Ram,^[b]the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,

34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,

35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,

36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan,

38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Cross References

• 1. ver 1; S Matthew 14:1
• 2. S Matthew 14:3,4; Mark 6:17-18
• 3. Matthew 14:23; Mark 1:35; Mark 6:46; Luke 5:16; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:18,28; Luke 11:1
• 4. Isaiah 42:1; John 1:32,33; Acts 10:38
• 5. S Matthew 3:17
• 6. S Matthew 3:17
• 7. Matthew 4:17; Acts 1:1
• 8. Luke 1:27
• 9. Matthew 1:12
• 10. 2 Samuel 5:14; 1 Chronicles 3:5
• 11. Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Chronicles 2:10-12
• 12. Genesis 11:24,26
• 13. Genesis 11:12
• 14. Genesis 5:28-32
• 15. Genesis 5:12-25
• 16. Ge 5:1,2,6-9

Footnotes

• [a] Some early manuscripts "Sala"
• [b] Some manuscripts "Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni" ; other manuscripts vary widely.