Bible Strands
Luke 3:37
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Luke presents Jesus’ genealogy during the baptismal account, moving backward through a chain of ancestral names to establish human descent.
The words — The Greek τοῦ (tou) operates as a genitive article repeated before each patriarch’s name to mark the "son of" relationship in the list.
The thread — This portion of the lineage intersects with the patriarchal records in Genesis 5 and the ancestral lists in 1 Chronicles 1:1.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge the plain, unbroken chain of human fathers without adding interpretive commentary.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 1:1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
- Genesis 5:6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.