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Luke 3:21-23
Lexham English Bible
Luke 3:21-23
Lexham English Bible
The Baptism of Jesus
21 Now it happened that when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized, and while he[a] was praying, heaven was opened, 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.”
The Genealogy of Jesus Christ
23 And Jesus, when he[b] began his ministry,[c] was himself about thirty years old, being the son (as it was believed) of Joseph the son of Eli,
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- Luke 3:21 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was praying”)
- Luke 3:23 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“began”) which is understood as temporal
- Luke 3:23 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
Luke 3:21-23
New International Version
Luke 3:21-23
New International Version
The Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus(A)(B)
21 When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying,(C) heaven was opened 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him(D) in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,(E) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”(F)
23 Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry.(G) He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph,(H)
the son of Heli,
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