Luke 3:23

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Now Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was thought to be the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα ἀρχόμενος, ὢν (ὡς ἐνομίζετο) υἱός Ἰωσήφ, τοῦ Ἠλὶ,

Transliteration

And he was the Iesous hosei eton thirty archomenos, being (as enomizeto) son of-Ioseph, of-the Eli,

Grammar Details

• *Iesous*: nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus
• *hosei*: comparative particle - about/approximately
• *eton*: genitive, neuter, plural - of years
• *archomenos*: present middle/passive participle, nominative, masculine, singular - beginning/commencing
• *enomizeto*: imperfect, passive, indicative, 3rd person, singular - was supposed/thought
• *Ioseph*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Joseph
• *Eli*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Eli

Word Meanings

• *hosei*: about/approximately/as if
• *archomenos*: beginning/commencing/starting
• *enomizeto*: was supposed/was thought/was considered

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, the son of Heli,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Jesus himself, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli,

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Iesus him silfe was about thirty yere of age when he begane beinge as men supposed the sonne of Ioseph. which Ioseph was the sonne of Heli

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Iesus was aboute thirtie yeares whan he beganne. And he was taken for the sonne of Ioseph, which was the sonne of Eli,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Iesus himselfe began to bee about thirtie yeere of age, being as men supposed the sonne of Ioseph, which was the sonne of Eli,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Iesus him selfe began to be about thirtie yeres of age, beyng (as he was supposed) the sonne of Ioseph: whiche was the sonne of Heli,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jesus himself, when he began `to teach', was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the `son' of Heli,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jesus himself, when he began [to teach], was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the [son] of Heli,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The Genealogy of Jesus So Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son(as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

Referenced Verses

• Matt 13:55 : 55 "Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother named Mary, and aren't his brothers named James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?"
• Mark 6:3 : 3 Isn’t this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon? Aren’t His sisters here with us?' And they took offense at Him.
• Num 4:3 : 3 Count all those from thirty years old to fifty years old who come to serve in the work of the tent of meeting.
• Matt 1:16 : 16 Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
• Matt 4:17 : 17 From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.'
• Luke 4:22 : 22 Everyone spoke well of Him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from His lips. They said, 'Isn’t this Joseph’s son?'
• John 6:42 : 42 They said, 'Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?'.
• Acts 1:1 : 1 In my first account, O Theophilus, I wrote about all that Jesus began to do and to teach.
• Gen 41:46 : 46 Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. He went out from Pharaoh’s presence and traveled throughout all the land of Egypt.
• Num 4:35 : 35 from thirty years old to fifty years old, everyone eligible to work in the service of the tent of meeting.
• Num 4:39 : 39 From thirty years old to fifty years old, all those who were eligible to serve in the work of the tent of meeting were counted.
• Num 4:43 : 43 From thirty years old to fifty years old, all those who were eligible for service in the work of the tent of meeting were counted.
• Num 4:47 : 47 From thirty years old to fifty years old, all those who were eligible for the work of serving and for carrying burdens in the tent of meeting were counted.
• Matt 1:1 : 1 This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
• Matt 1:6 : 6 Jesse was the father of David the king. David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah.
• Luke 3:23-27 : 23 Now Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was thought to be the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, 24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Janna, the son of Joseph, 25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, 26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, 27 the son of Joanna, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
• Luke 3:31 : 31 the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,