Luke 3:30
ESV
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
NIV
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
NASB
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
CSB
son of Simeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim,
NLT
Levi was the son of Simeon. Simeon was the son of Judah. Judah was the son of Joseph. Joseph was the son of Jonam. Jonam was the son of Eliakim.
KJV
Which 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,
NKJV
the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,
What does Luke 3:30 mean?
Luke presents a genealogy that connects Jesus to Adam, through the line of David (2 Samuel 7:12–16). Included in this list are many famous names. However, most on the list are not the people who made their name famous. Close ancestors of Jesus bore names of much earlier men, such as Joshua, Levi, and Joseph. The only person mentioned so far with any Old Testament presence is Zerubbabel (Luke 3:27; Ezra 3:8–10).Here, the names Simeon, Judah, and Joseph also connect to major figures in the Old Testament, but the men mentioned here are not the same people. Eliakim, as well, is a name seen several times in Jewish Scripture, including a man who served under Hezekiah (2 Kings 18:18).
