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22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him, appearing in the form of a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, saying,[a] “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!”[b]

The Ancestry of Jesus(A)

23 Jesus himself was about 30 years old when he began his ministry.[c] He was (as legally calculated)[d] the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:22 The Gk. lacks saying
  2. Luke 3:22 Other mss. read You are my Son. Today I have become your Father.
  3. Luke 3:23 The Gk. lacks his ministry
  4. Luke 3:23 I.e. in conformity to genealogy reckonings then in effect; or (so it was thought)