Luke 3:22-24

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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, ²⁴the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jan′na-i, the son of Joseph,

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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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