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,

And {G2532} Jesus {G2424} himself {G846} began {G756} to be {G2258} about {G5616} thirty {G5144} years of age {G2094}, being {G5607}(as {G5613} was supposed {G3543}) the son {G5207} of Joseph {G2501}, which was the son of Heli {G2242},

Yeshua was about thirty years old when he began his public ministry. It was supposed that he was a son of Yosef who was of Eli,

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

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,

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 13:55 (4 votes)

    Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

  • Numbers 4:3 (4 votes)

    From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Matthew 4:17 (3 votes)

    From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

  • Acts 1:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

  • Genesis 41:46 (3 votes)

    ¶ And Joseph [was] thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

  • Luke 4:22 (3 votes)

    And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

  • Matthew 1:16 (3 votes)

    And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.