Luke 3:21-23

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The Baptism of Jesus

²¹Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, ²²and the Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form, as a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “Thou art my beloved Son;^[a] with thee I am well pleased.”^[b]

The Ancestors of Jesus

²³Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph,^[c] the son of Heli,

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Footnotes

Luke 3:22 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
Luke 3:22 Other ancient authorities read today I have begotten thee
3.23 This genealogy is more universalist than that of Matthew. Like Matthew, however, it gives the genealogy of Joseph, though Mary may well have been of the family of David.

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