Luke 3:37
ESV
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
NIV
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan,
NASB
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
CSB
son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalalel, son of Cainan,
NLT
Lamech was the son of Methuselah. Methuselah was the son of Enoch. Enoch was the son of Jared. Jared was the son of Mahalalel. Mahalalel was the son of Kenan.
KJV
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,
NKJV
the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Cainan,
What does Luke 3:37 mean?
Luke's genealogy of Jesus is reaching its end—or, rather, its beginning—as it approaches the first man, Adam. As Christ is a genuine human being, Christ's gospel is made available to the entire human race.The first name mentioned here is Methuselah, famously the oldest person recorded in Scripture (Genesis 5:27).
This Enoch is the one famous for being taken by God, apparently without dying (Genesis 5:24). This is not the same as one of the sons of Cain (Genesis 4:17).
Jared, Mahalaleel, and Cainan, like many, are men only mentioned in genealogies, with few other details given about their lives.
