Luke 3:23

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 a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, 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,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,
KJV
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
WEB
Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
ASV
And Jesus himself, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli,
DARBY
And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old; being as was supposed son of Joseph; of Eli,
BLB
And Jesus Himself, beginning, was about thirty years [old], being son, as was supposed, of Joseph, of Heli,
ÅB
Og Jesus selv var omkring tretti år da han begynte sin gjerning, og han var, etter det folk holdt ham for, sønn av Josef, sønn av Eli,
OTB
Nå var Jesus selv omkring tretti år gammel da han begynte sin tjeneste. Han var, som en antok, sønn av Josef,
sønn av Eli,
B1930
Og Jesus selv var omkring tretti år da han begynte sin gjerning, og han var, efter det folk holdt ham for, sønn av Josef, sønn av Eli,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 4:22

    All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.

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  • Matthew 13:55

    “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t His mother’s name Mary, and aren’t His brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?

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  • Numbers 4:3

    men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.

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  • John 6:42

    They were asking, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then can He say, ‘I have come down from heaven?’”

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  • Acts 1:1

    In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

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  • Matthew 4:17

    From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

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  • Genesis 41:46

    Now Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph left Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout the land of Egypt.

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  • Matthew 1:16

    and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

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