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A Different Royal Line
This verse connects Jesus to King David through his son Nathan. Commentators note this is different from Matthew's genealogy, which traces Jesus's lineage through David's more famous son, Solomon. While both genealogies affirm Jesus's Davidic ancestry, Luke chooses a less direct royal line, emphasizing a different aspect of His heritage.
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Expositor's Bible Commentary
On Luke 3:31
The age of Jesus is given in approximate terms. He might have been in his mid-thirties. “Thirty” might also indicate that, like the priests who beg…
John Gill
On Luke 3:31
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(See Gill on Luke 3:28)
Matthew Henry
On Luke 3:23–38
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Matthew's list of the forefathers of Jesus showed that Christ was the son of Abraham, in whom all the families of the earth are blessed, and heir t…