Luke 3:23

“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,”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of Luke 3:23

“And Iesus himselfe began to be about thirty yeeres of age, being (as was supposed) the sonne of Ioseph, which was the sonne of Heli,”
King James Version (1611) - View original scan of Luke chapter 3

“When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli,”
New American Standard Version (1995)

“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 at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,”
Basic English Bible

“And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years old; being as was supposed son of Joseph; of Eli,”
Darby Bible

“And Jesus himself was beginning about the age of thirty years; being (as it was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was of Heli, who was of Mathat, ”
Douay Rheims Bible

“And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, who was the son of Heli, ”
Webster's Bible

“And He--Jesus--when He began His ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son (it was supposed) of Joseph, son of Heli,”
Weymouth Bible

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

“And Jhesu hym silf was bigynninge as of thritti yeer, that he was gessid the sone of Joseph, which was of Heli,”
Wycliffe Bible

“And Jesus himself was beginning to be about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, son of Joseph,”
Youngs Literal Bible

Marie's comment on 2021-01-03 11:03:08:

Hi Modesto Olivio. I think the statement in Luke 3:23 regarding the parentage and approximate age of Jesus revolves around the issue of Mary's pregnancy as a virgin before her marriage to Joseph. There is the marriage date recorded in the temple, the date of legal parentage as recorded in the registry in the temple, and the revelation of Jesus at the time of His ministry at around the age of 30 that He was the Son of God. I'm speculating now that the Temple had registered the date of the marriage of Joseph and Mary and less than 9 months later Jesus was born. The numbers don't add up, so I think that's why the parentage and age issue are thus. The registry (genealogy) was destroyed 70 AD. We are talking about Joseph legally being His (adoptive) father (and Joseph was of Davidic lineage) to fulfill legal requirements until Christ's ministry was established.

Modesto Olivo's comment on 2020-12-12 13:37:34:

It has always fascinated me, since coming to the age of reasoning, that there's even a hint of the possibility of Christ's parentage, ".....at about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph....verse 23 of Luke chapter three. Why would the Almighty allow that and for what reason? Please respond. Thank you in advance.

larry richards's comment on 2013-03-09 14:23:31:

What does "being (AS WAS SUPPOSED) the son of Joseph" mean? Does it mean that God in his infinite wisdom and abilities found a method for Mary to be virgin, and yet for Joseph to be the biological father of Jesus? Is such thing possible today via medical procedure? If so, then why couldn't God have done the same or similar thing?

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