Luke 3:24

Contemporary English Version

Matthat, Levi, Melchi, Jannai, Joseph,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
son of Matthat, son of Levi,

King James Version (1611)
Which was the sonne of Matthat, which was the sonne of Leui, which was the sonne of Melchi, which was the sonne of Ianna, which was the sonne of Ioseph,

King James Version
Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

English Standard Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

New American Standard Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

New Century Version
Heli was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Melki. Melki was the son of Jannai. Jannai was the son of Joseph.

Amplified Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Legacy Standard Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Berean Standard Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Complete Jewish Bible
of Mattat, of Levi, of Malki, of Yannai, of Yosef,

Darby Translation
of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,

Easy-to-Read Version
Eli was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Melchi. Melchi was the son of Jannai. Jannai was the son of Joseph.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonne of Matthat, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Melchi, the sonne of Ianna, the sonne of Ioseph,

George Lamsa Translation
The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Good News Translation
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Lexham English Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Literal Translation
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,

American Standard Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Bible in Basic English
The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Hebrew Names Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Malki, the son of Yannai, the son of Yosef,

International Standard Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Etheridge Translation
bar Mattath, bar Levi, bar Malki, bar Jani, bar Jauseph,

Murdock Translation
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Whiche was the sonne of Matthat, whiche was the sonne of Leui, whiche was the sonne of Melchi, whiche was the sonne of Ianna, whiche was the sonne of Ioseph:

English Revised Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

World English Bible
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna,

Weymouth's New Testament
son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
which was of Mathath, which was of Leuy, which was of Melchi, that was of Jamne,

Update Bible Version
the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Jannai, the [son] of Joseph,

Webster's Bible Translation
Who was [the son] of Matthat, who was [the son] of Levi, who was [the son] of Melchi, who was [the son] of Janna, who was [the son] of Joseph,

New English Translation
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

New King James Version
the son of Matthat, [fn] the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph,

New Living Translation
Heli was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Melki. Melki was the son of Jannai. Jannai was the son of Joseph.

New Life Bible
Heli was the son of Matthat. Matthat was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Melchi. Melchi was the son of Jannai. Jannai was the son of Joseph.

New Revised Standard
son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, - of Jannai, of Joseph:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who was of Levi, who was of Melchi. who was of Janne, who was of Joseph,

Revised Standard Version
the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jan'na-i, the son of Joseph,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
which was the sonne of Mathat which was the sonne of Levi: which was the sonne of Melchi: which was the sonne of Ianna: which was the sonne of Ioseph:

Young's Literal Translation
the [son] of Eli, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Janna, the [son] of Joseph,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
which was the sonne of Mathat. Which was the sonne of Leui. Which was the sonne of Melchi. Which was the sonne of Ianna. Which was the sonne of Ioseph.

Mace New Testament (1729)
son of Heli, son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Janna, son of Joseph,

Simplified Cowboy Version
Matthat, Levi, Melki, Jannai, Joseph,

Contextual Overview

²¹ While everyone else was being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. Then as he prayed, the sky opened up, ²² and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, "You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you." ²³The Preaching of John the Baptist For fifteen years Emperor Tiberius had ruled that part of the world. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was the ruler of Galilee. Herod's brother, Philip, was the ruler in the countries of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was the ruler of Abilene. Annas and Caiaphas were the Jewish high priests. At that time God spoke to Zechariah's son John, who was living in the desert. So John went along the Jordan Valley, telling the people, "Turn back to God and be baptized! Then your sins will be forgiven." Isaiah the prophet wrote about John when he said, "In the desert someone is shouting, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord! Make a straight path for him. Fill up every valley and level every mountain and hill. Straighten the crooked paths and smooth out the rough roads. Then everyone will see the saving power of God.'" Crowds of people came out to be baptized, but John said to them, "You bunch of snakes! Who warned you to run from the coming judgment? Do something to show that you really have given up your sins. Don't start saying that you belong to Abraham's family. God can turn these stones into children for Abraham. An ax is ready to cut the trees down at their roots. Any tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire." The crowds asked John, "What should we do?" John told them, "If you have two coats, give one to someone who doesn't have any. If you have food, share it with someone else." When tax collectors came to be baptized, they asked John, "Teacher, what should we do?" John told them, "Don't make people pay more than they owe." Some soldiers asked him, "And what about us? What do we have to do?" John told them, "Don't force people to pay money to make you leave them alone. Be satisfied with your pay." Everyone became excited and wondered, "Could John be the Messiah?" John said, "I am just baptizing with water. But someone more powerful is going to come, and I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His threshing fork is in his hand, and he is ready to separate the wheat from the husks. He will store the wheat in his barn and burn the husks with a fire that never goes out." In many different ways John preached the good news to the people. But to Herod the ruler, he said, "It was wrong for you to take Herodias, your brother's wife." John also said that Herod had done many other bad things. Finally, Herod put John in jail, and this was the worst thing he had done. While everyone else was being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. Then as he prayed, the sky opened up, and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, "You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you." When Jesus began to preach, he was about thirty years old. Everyone thought he was the son of Joseph. But his family went back through Heli, ²⁴ Matthat, Levi, Melchi, Jannai, Joseph, ²⁵ Mattathias, Amos, Nahum, Esli, Naggai, ²⁶ Maath, Mattathias, Semein, Josech, Joda; ²⁷ Joanan, Rhesa, Zerubbabel, Shealtiel, Neri, ²⁸ Melchi, Addi, Cosam, Elmadam, Er, ²⁹ Joshua, Eliezer, Jorim, Matthat, Levi; ³⁰ Simeon, Judah, Joseph, Jonam, Eliakim,

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Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
The woman answered, "God said we could eat fruit from any tree in the garden,

Genesis 3:8
Late in the afternoon a breeze began to blow, and the man and woman heard the Lord God walking in the garden. They were frightened and hid behind some trees.

Genesis 3:9
The Lord called out to the man and asked, "Where are you?"

Genesis 3:16
Then the Lord said to the woman, "You will suffer terribly when you give birth. But you will still desire your husband, and he will rule over you."

Genesis 3:17
The Lord said to the man, "You listened to your wife and ate fruit from that tree. And so, the ground will be under a curse because of what you did. As long as you live, you will have to struggle to grow enough food.

Genesis 3:18
Your food will be plants, but the ground will produce thorns and thistles.

Genesis 3:22
The Lord said, "These people now know the difference between right and wrong, just as we do. But they must not be allowed to eat fruit from the tree that lets them live forever."

Exodus 25:2
Tell everyone in Israel who wants to give gifts that they must bring them to you.

Numbers 22:23
When Balaam's donkey saw the angel standing there with a sword, it walked off the road and into an open field. Balaam had to beat the donkey to get it back on the road.

Joshua 5:13
One day, Joshua was near Jericho when he saw a man standing some distance in front of him. The man was holding a sword, so Joshua walked up to him and asked, "Are you on our side or on our enemies' side?"

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,.... These two, Grotius says, are omitted in the ancient exemplars; and he thinks they ought to be left out; and for which he mentions the authorities of Irenaeus, Africanus, Eusebius, Nazianzen, Jerom, and Augustin: but not only the Vulgate Latin, but all the Oriental versions, retain them:

which was the son of Melchi: and who, he thinks, was the immediate father of Eli:

which was the son of Janna: frequent mention is made, in the Jewish writings e of ינאי מלכא, "king Jannai", who is said to be the same with king Jochanan, or John, the son of Simeon, the son of Mattithiah, that was called Hyrcanus; and his son Alexander, that reigned after him, was also called Jannai f; but whether either of these is the same with this Janna, is not certain: but this may be observed, that they were both before the times of Herod, and the birth of Jesus, some years. And Jannai is called; in the chronicle of Jedidiah of Alexandria, or Philo the Jew g, Hyrcanus the second, who reigned sixteen years:

which was the son of Joseph. This Joseph, according to the same chronicle, is called Joseph the second, and surnamed Arsis, and was greatly honoured by Ptolemy, and governed sixty years; and accordingly we shall meet with another Joseph anon.

e T. Hieros. Beracot, fol. 11. 2. & passim. f Juchasin. fol. 15. 1. & 16. 2. g Apud. Vorst. Not. ad. Chronol. R. David Ganz, p. 311.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See, on this genealogy, the notes at Matthew 1:1-16.