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Luke 3:23

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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,
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  1. Luke 4:22Rank 1 from verse 23
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    22And 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?

  2. Matthew 13:55Rank 2 from verse 23
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    55Is not this the carpenter’s son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?

  3. John 6:42Rank 3 from verse 23
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    42And 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?

  4. Numbers 4:3Rank 4 from verse 23
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    3From 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.

  5. Acts 1:1Rank 5 from verse 23
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    1THE former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

  6. Genesis 41:46Rank 6 from verse 23
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    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.

  7. Mark 6:3Rank 7 from verse 23
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    3Is 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.

  8. Matthew 1:16Rank 8 from verse 23
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    16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.

  9. Matthew 4:17Rank 9 from verse 23
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    17¶ From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

  10. Luke 3:23–27Rank 10 from verse 23
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    23And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

    24Which 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,

    25Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

    26Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

    27Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

  11. Luke 3:31Rank 11 from verse 23
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    31Which 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,

  12. Matthew 1:1Rank 12 from verse 23
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    1THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

  13. Matthew 1:6Rank 13 from verse 23
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    6And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;

  14. Numbers 4:35Rank 14 from verse 23
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    35From 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:

  15. Numbers 4:39Rank 15 from verse 23
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    39From 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,

  16. Numbers 4:43Rank 16 from verse 23
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    43From 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,

  17. Numbers 4:47Rank 17 from verse 23
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    47From 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,

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Luke 3:23

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began

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Past-tense or past-participial form of begin (to have an original or first existence; to take rise; to commence).

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about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

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thirty

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The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.

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age

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Sense 1: A period of life or history; the length or stage of one's life. Sense 2: A generation.

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supposed

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Laid down or imagined as true; imagined; believed; received as true.

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son

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1. A male child or descendant. 2. One belonging to, related to, or characterized by the person, people, place, condition, or quality named.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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3:23And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

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3:24Which 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,

3:25Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

3:26Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

3:27Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

3:28Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

3:29Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

3:30Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

3:31Which 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,

3:32Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

3:33Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

3:34Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

3:35Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

3:36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

3:37Which 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,

3:38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

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