Luke 3 · Verse 37

Luke 3:37

Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
Luke 3:37, King James Version

Luke 3:37 in other translations

BSBthe son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
WEBthe son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
ASVthe son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
YLTthe son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel,
DARBYof Methusala, of Enoch, of Jared, of Maleleel, of Cainan,
BBEThe son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
WebsterWho was the son of Methuselah, who was the son of Enoch, who was the son of Jared, who was the son of Maleleel, who was the son of Cainan,

What does Luke 3:37 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 37. 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 3:37 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
ΜαθουσαλὰMathousalaof MethuselahG3103
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἙνὼχHenōchof EnochG1802
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ἸάρετIaretof JaredG2391
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ΜαλελεὴλMaleleēlof MahalalelG3121
τοῦtou<the>G3588
ΚαϊνὰμKainamof CainanG2536

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

Cross references for Luke 3:37

  • 1 Chronicles 1:1-3

    Adam, Sheth, Enosh, Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

  • Genesis 5:6-28

    And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos: And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died. And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan: …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Mathusala.
Ge 5:6-28; 1Ch 1:1-3
Methuselah, Mahalaleel.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Luke 3:36

    Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

  • Luke 3:37

    Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

  • Luke 3:38

    Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

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Luke 3:37 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Que fué de Mathusala, que fué de Enoch, que fué de Jared, que fué de Maleleel,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
de Mathusala, d’Énoch, de Jared, de Maléléel, de Caïnan,
German
Elberfelder 1871
des Methusala, des Enoch, des Jared, des Maleleel, des Kainan,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
qui fuit Methusale, qui fuit Henoch, qui fuit Jared, qui fuit Malaleel, qui fuit Cainan,