The Baptism of Jesus

21 When all the people were baptized,(A) Jesus also was baptized. As He was praying,(B) heaven opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven:

You are My beloved Son.
I take delight in You!(C)

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

23 As He began His ministry, Jesus was about 30 years old and was thought to be[a] the

son of Joseph,(D) son[b] of Heli,

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:23 People did not know about His virgin birth; Mt 1:18-25; Lk 1:26-38
  2. Luke 3:23 The relationship in some cases may be more distant than a son.

The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus(A)(B)

21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying,(C) heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him(D) in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,(E) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”(F)

23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.(G) He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,(H)

the son of Heli,

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