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Luke 3:18-32 Modern English Version (MEV)

18. Then he preached many other things in his exhortation to the people.

19. But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

20. added also this above them all: He locked John up in prison.

21. Now when all the people were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heavens were opened,

22. and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son. In You I am well pleased.”

23. Now Jesus Himself began His ministry at about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph,who was the son of Heli,

24. who was the son of Matthat,who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Melchi,who was the son of Jannai, who was the son of Joseph,

25. who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Amos,who was the son of Nahum, who was the son of Esli,who was the son of Naggai,

26. who was the son of Maath,who was the son of Mattathias, who was the son of Semein,who was the son of Josech, who was the son of Joda,

27. who was the son of Joanan, who was the son of Rhesa,who was the son of Zerubbabel, who was the son of Shealtiel,who was the son of Neri,

28. who was the son of Melchi,who was the son of Addi, who was the son of Cosam,who was the son of Elmadam, who was the son of Er,

29. who was the son of Joshua, who was the son of Eliezer,who was the son of Jorim, who was the son of Matthat,who was the son of Levi,

30. who was the son of Simeon,who was the son of Judah, who was the son of Joseph,who was the son of Jonan, who was the son of Eliakim,

31. who was the son of Melea, who was the son of Menna,who was the son of Mattatha, who was the son of Nathan,who was the son of David,

32. who was the son of Jesse,who was the son of Obed, who was the son of Boaz,who was the son of Salmon, who was the son of Nahshon,

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