Luke 3:23
Luke · New Testament · Chapter 3
“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,”Luke 3:23
What Does Luke 3:23 Mean?
Luke 3:23 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 3, verse 23 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Luke 3:23 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 13:55“Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?”Luke 4:22“And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?”John 1:45“Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”Numbers 4:3“From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.”John 6:42“And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?”Acts 1:1“The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,”Matthew 1:1“The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.”Matthew 1:16“And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.”Matthew 4:17“From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”Genesis 41:46“And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.”2 Samuel 5:4“David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.”Ezekiel 1:1“Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the river of Chebar, that the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.”Mark 6:3“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.”Numbers 4:35“From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation:”Numbers 4:39“From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,”Numbers 4:43“From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation,”Numbers 4:47“From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,”Matthew 1:6“And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;”Luke 2:4“And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)”Luke 3:31“Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,”
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