LUKE 3:24 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melki, the son of Yannai, the son of Yosef,

Key: pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST 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.

BSB the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi,
⇔ the [son] of Jannai, the [son] of Joseph,

MSB the [son] of Matthat,[fn] the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi,
⇔ the [son] of Janna,[fn] the [son] of Joseph,

3:24 F35 and GOC Matthan; NA and SBL Maththat

3:24 CT Jannai; GOC Joanna

AICNT of Matthew, of Levi, of Melchi, of {Jannai},[fn] of Joseph,

3:24, Jannai: Other manuscripts read “Janna.” BYZ TR

OEB Mattith, Levi, Melchiah, Janna, Joseph,

WEBBE the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

LSV the [son] of Eli, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Janna, the [son] of Joseph,

FBV the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

TCNT the son of [fn]Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of [fn]Janna, the son of Joseph,

3:24 Matthat ¦ Matthan ANT PCK ¦ Maththat NA SBL

3:24 Janna ¦ Joanna ANT ¦ Jannai CT

T4T 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.

LEB the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

BBE The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Moff the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Wymth son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph,

ASV the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

DRA Who was of Levi, who was of Melchi, who was of Janne, who was of Joseph,

YLT the [son] of Eli, the [son] of Matthat, the [son] of Levi, the [son] of Melchi, the [son] of Janna, the [son] of Joseph,

Drby of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,

RV the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

SLT Of Matthat, of Levi, of Melchi, of Janna, of Joseph,

Wbstr 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,

KJB-1769 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,

KJB-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,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps 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:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva The sonne of Matthat, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Melchi, the sonne of Ianna, the sonne of Ioseph,
(The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Yanna, the son of Yoseph, )

Cvdl 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.
(which was the son of Mathat. Which was the son of Levi. Which was the son of Melchi. Which was the son of Yanna. Which was the son of Yoseph.)

TNT 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:
(which was the son of Mathat: which was the son of Levi: which was the son of Melchi: which was the son of Yanna: which was the son of Yoseph: )

Wycl which was of Mathath, which was of Leuy, which was of Melchi, that was of Jamne,
(which was of Mathath, which was of Levi, which was of Melchi, that was of Yamne,)

Luth der war ein Sohn Matthats, der war ein Sohn Levis, der war ein Sohn Melchis, der war ein Sohn Jannas, der war ein Sohn Josephs,
(the/of_the what/which a son Matthats, the/of_the what/which a son Levis, the/of_the what/which a son Melchis, the/of_the what/which a son Yannas, the/of_the what/which a son Yosephs,)

ClVg qui fuit Levi, qui fuit Melchi, qui fuit Janne, qui fuit Joseph,
(who/which it_was Levi, who/which it_was Melchi, who/which it_was Yanne, who/which it_was Yoseph, )

UGNT τοῦ Μαθθὰτ, τοῦ Λευεὶ, τοῦ Μελχεὶ, τοῦ Ἰανναὶ, τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ,
(tou Maththat, tou Leuei, tou Melⱪei, tou Yannai, tou Yōsaʸf,)

SBL-GNT τοῦ Μαθθὰτ τοῦ Λευὶ τοῦ Μελχὶ τοῦ Ἰανναὶ τοῦ Ἰωσὴφ
(tou Maththat tou Leui tou Melⱪi tou Yannai tou Yōsaʸf)

RP-GNT τοῦ Ματθάτ, τοῦ Λευΐ, τοῦ Μελχί, τοῦ Ἰαννά, τοῦ Ἰωσήφ,
(tou Matthat, tou Leui, tou Melⱪi, tou Yanna, tou Yōsaʸf,)

TC-GNT τοῦ [fn]Ματθάτ, τοῦ [fn]Λευΐ, τοῦ [fn]Μελχί, τοῦ [fn]Ἰαννά, τοῦ Ἰωσήφ,
(tou Matthat, tou Leui, tou Melⱪi, tou Yanna, tou Yōsaʸf, )

3:24 ματθατ ¦ ματθαν ANT PCK ¦ μαθθατ NA SBL

3:24 λευι ¦ λευει TH WH

3:24 μελχι ¦ μελχει TH WH

3:24 ιαννα ¦ ιωαννα ANT ¦ ιανναι CT

Key for above GNTs: red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:23–38: A list of Jesus’ ancestors

There are two lists of names of the ancestors of Jesus in the Gospels. One is here in Luke 3, and the other is in Matthew 1. The two lists are different in several ways.For the lists of names in Matthew and Luke, most names from David to Jesus are different in the two lists. Also, Luke has fifty-seven names between Jesus and Abraham, while Matthew has forty-one. Matthew’s list goes back only to Abraham, but Luke also listed the names back to Adam and mentions that Adam was created by God. Matthew’s list counts forward in time—from ancestor to descendant. Luke’s list counts backward in time—from descendant to ancestor. Matthew’s list shows Jesus as a descendant of the kings in David’s line. Luke’s list shows that Jesus relates to all mankind, going back to Adam. These lists do not contradict each other. Bible scholars have many possible ways to explain these differences. There is not enough information to decide which of the different views of the scholars is correct. It is important to translate each list just as it is.There are textual issues concerning some of the names in 3:24–38: In 3:26, it is recommended that you follow the manuscripts that have “Josech” instead of those that have “Joseph.” In 3:26, it is recommended that you follow the manuscripts that have “Joda” instead of those that have “Judah.” In 3:29 it is recommended that you follow the manuscripts that have “Joshua” instead of those that have “Jose.” In 3:32 there is a textual issue that is discussed in the note on 3:32. In 3:33 there is a textual issue that is discussed in the note on 3:33.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

The Ancestors of Jesus (GW)

The Genealogy of Jesus (NET)

Paragraph 3:23–38

This paragraph contains a list of names of the ancestors of Jesus. Consider how you want to present this list in your translation. In some translations the names of each ancestor may be on a separate line. Present the list in a way that is easy to read and understand.

3:24a

the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi,

Heli was the son of Matthat, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Melki.
Heli’s father was Matthat. Matthat’s father was Levi. Levi’s father was Melki.
Heli had descended from Matthat, who had descended from Levi, who had descended from Melki.

the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi: This verse part literally says “of Matthat, of Levi, of Melki.” Consider if it is natural in your language to continue to supply the phrase “the son,” as the BSB has done.

In some languages it may be necessary to use each name twice, once as the father, and once as the son. For example:

Heli was the son of Matthat, and Matthat was the son of Levi, and Levi was the son of Melki.

3:24b–38

The rest of the list of names continues in this same way through 3:38. For this reason, the Display meaning lines show a sample translation only for 3:23d, 3:24a, and 3:24b. Continue your translation to the end of the chapter, using the model that is natural for your language.

There are no notes for the rest of this list of ancestors except where names are different between the BSB and GNT or the RSV.

3:24b

the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,

Melki was the son of Jannai, who was the son of Joseph.
Melki’s father was Jannai. Jannai’s father was Joseph.
Melki had descended from Jannai, who had descended from Joseph.

Parallel LUKE 3:24

Section 3:23–38: A list of Jesus’ ancestors

Paragraph 3:23–38

3:24a

3:24b–38

3:24b