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NASB | Luke 3:23 ¶ When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son of Eli, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 3:23 ¶ When He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph, the son [by marriage] of Eli, |
Bible Question: In my Bible, the NASB (given to me by my wife, JB, in 1997), in Luke 3:23, it say that, "...Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being 'supposedly'the son of Joseph, ...", and it goes on to give His genealogy from Josep back to David and back to Adam. "Supposedly"? What is this? Certainly,"supposedly" is not a Hebrew word, and there is no question that Jesus, Himself, is the Son of God and in lineage (earthly)of the family of David and Adam. So where did this word, "supposedly" come from? Who put it there and why? |
Bible Answer: Hi Sam, Hi Fred, Actually it is very simply explained about the 'Father' of Jesus. At thirty years of age,Jesus was about to start His earthly ministry. We actually have no information about Him from the time Jesus was 12 yrs, until He became 30. Before this time, He was raised in the family arrangement of Joseph and Mary, with His brothers and sisters. It would therefore be assumed by all their fellow citizens that since He was the Son of Mary, that her husband Joseph would be His father. I simply substituted the word 'assumed' for 'supposed' -make sense now? 30 years is how old Joseph was when he stood before Pharaoh (Gen. 41:46), and the age of David when he began his reign (2 Sa. 5:4), and also the priests were to enter upon the full execution of their office at this age as well. (Num. 4:3) Blessings, keliy PS, I am happy that your dogs have found such a loving home. My 4 month old Jack Russell Terrier is named 'Esther' |
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