Luke 3 · Verse 24

Luke 3:24

Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,
Luke 3:24, King James Version

Luke 3:24 in other translations

BSBthe son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
WEBthe son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
ASVthe son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
YLTthe son of Eli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,
DARBYof Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,
BBEThe son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
WebsterWho was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Janna, who was the son of Joseph,

What does Luke 3:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 3:24-30
24-30. son of Matthat, &c.--(See on Mt 1:13-15). In Lu 3:27, Salathiel is called the son, while in Mt 1:12, he is called the father of Zerubbabel. But they are probably different persons.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 24. Mt 1:1-16

See, on this genealogy, Mt 1:1 also Mt 1:2-16.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 3:23-38

Matthew's list of the forefathers of Jesus showed that Christ was the son of Abraham, in whom all the families of the earth are blessed, and heir to the throne of David; but Luke shows that Jesus was the Seed of the woman that should break the serpent's head, and traces the line up to Adam, beginning with Eli, or Heli, the father, not of Joseph, but of Mary. The seeming differences between the two evangelists in…

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Luke 3:24 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

τοῦtou<the>G3588
ΜαθθὰτMaththatof MatthatG3158
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ΛευὶLeuiof LeviG3017
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ΜελχὶMelchiof MelchiG3197
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἸανναὶIannaiof JannaiG2388
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἸωσὴφIōsēphof JosephG2501

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Luke 3:23

    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,

  • Luke 3:24

    Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

  • Luke 3:25

    Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

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Luke 3:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Que fué de Mathat, que fué de Leví, que fué de Melchî, que fué de Janna, que fué de José,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
de Matthat, de Lévi, de Melchi, de Janna, de Joseph,
German
Elberfelder 1871
des Matthat, des Levi, des Melchi, des Janna, des Joseph,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
qui fuit Levi, qui fuit Melchi, qui fuit Janne, qui fuit Joseph,