Luke 3:23

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Jesus himself, when he beganto teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 3:23 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 41:46Now 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.
  2. Numbers 4:3men from thirty to fifty years old—everyone who is qualified to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
  3. Numbers 4:35everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
  4. Numbers 4:39everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
  5. Numbers 4:43everyone from thirty to fifty years old who came to serve in the work at the Tent of Meeting.
  6. Numbers 4:47from thirty to fifty years old who came to do the work of serving and carrying the Tent of Meeting.
  7. Matthew 1:1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
  8. Matthew 1:6and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,
  9. Matthew 1:16and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
  10. Matthew 4:17From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
  11. 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?
  12. Mark 6:3Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us as well?” And they took offense at Him.
  13. Luke 3:31the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
  14. Luke 4:22All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.
  15. John 6:42They 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?’”
  16. Acts 1:1In my first book, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach,

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