Luke 3:31
Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
Luke 3:31 in other translations
| BSB | the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, |
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| WEB | the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, |
| ASV | the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, |
| YLT | the son of Melea, the son of Mainan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, |
| DARBY | of Meleas, of Menan, of Mattatha, of Nathan, of David, |
| BBE | The son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, |
| Webster | Who was the son of Melea, who was the son of Menan, who was the son of Mattatha, who was the son of Nathan, who was the son of David, |
What does Luke 3:31 mean?
Barnes' Notes
(u) "Nathan" Zech 12:12, 2Sam 5:14
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…
Luke 3:31 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 3:31
- 1 Chronicles 3:5
And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath–shua the daughter of Ammiel:
- 2 Samuel 5:14
And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
- Zechariah 12:12
And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;
- 1 Chronicles 14:4
Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
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Context
- Luke 3:30
Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,
- Luke 3:31
Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,
- Luke 3:32
Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,
Luke 3:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Que fué de Melea, que fué de Mainán, que fué de Mattatha, que fué de Nathán, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | de Méléa, de Maïnan, de Mattatha, de Nathan, de David, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | des Melea, des Menna, des Mattatha, des Nathan, des David, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | qui fuit Melea, qui fuit Menna, qui fuit Mathatha, qui fuit Natham, qui fuit David, |