Luke 3 · Verse 28

Luke 3:28

Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,
Luke 3:28, King James Version

Luke 3:28 in other translations

BSBthe son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
WEBthe son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
ASVthe son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
YLTthe son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
DARBYof Melchi, of Addi, of Cosam, of Elmodam, of Er,
BBEThe son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
WebsterWho was the son of Melchi, who was the son of Addi, who was the son of Cosam, who was the son of Elmodam, who was the son of Er,

What does Luke 3:28 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.

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 28. No entry from BARNES for this verse.

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 3:28 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
ΜελχὶMelchiof MelchiG3197
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἈδδὶAddiof AddiG78
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ΚωσὰμKōsamof CosamG2973
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἘλμαδὰμElmadamof ElmadamG1678
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἪρĒrof ErG2262

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

Context

  • Luke 3:27

    Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

  • Luke 3:28

    Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

  • Luke 3:29

    Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

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Luke 3:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Que fué de Neri, que fué de Melchî, que fué de Abdi, que fué de Cosam, que fué de Elmodam, que fué de Er,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
de Melchi, d’Addi, de Cosam, d’Elmodam, d’Er,
German
Elberfelder 1871
des Melchi, des Addi, des Kosam, des Elmodam, des Er,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
qui fuit Melchi, qui fuit Addi, qui fuit Cosan, qui fuit Elmadan, qui fuit Her,