Luke 3:31 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 3:31

the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

BSB

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ASV

the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

KJV

Which 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,

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Commentary

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Gregory of Nazianzus

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (390)

(Carm. 18.) But some say that there is one succession from David to Joseph, which each Evangelist relates under different names. But this is absurd, since at the beginning of this genealogy, two brothers come in Nathan and Salomon, from whom the lines are carried in different ways. (ubi sup.) From David upwards according to each Evangelist there is an unbroken line of descent; as it follows, Who was the son of Jesse.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Μελεὰ	Melea	of Melea	G3190 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Μεννὰ	Menna	of Menna	G3104 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ματταθὰ	Mattatha	of Mattatha	G3160 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Ναθὰμ	Natham	of Nathan	G3481 →
τοῦ	tou	<the>	G3588 →
Δαυὶδ	Dauid	of David	G1138 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

G1138dauidof David59×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Chronicles 3:5
and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 11:3
  So David sent and inquired about the woman, and he was told, “This is Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite.”
- 1 Chronicles 28:5–6
  And of all my sons—for the LORD has given me many sons—He has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Samuel 12:24–25
  Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
Through
2 Samuel 5:14
These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 3:5–9
  and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Zechariah 12:12
The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,
leads to
- Revelation 1:7
  Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
- Jeremiah 31:18
  I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.
- Exodus 12:30
  During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.
- 2 Samuel 5:14
  These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

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The Genealogies of Christ

Two genealogies, two different fathers for Joseph, two different sons of David. Behind the apparent contradiction is some of the most elegant theological architecture in scripture.

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