the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
The evangelist mentioned John's imprisonment before Christ's being baptized, though it was nearly a year after it, because he would finish the story of John's ministry, and then introduce that of Christ. Now here we have, I. A short account of Christ's baptism, which had been more fully related by St. Matthew. Jesus came, to be baptized of John, and he was so, Luk 3:21, Luk 3:22. 1.
Commenting on Luke 3:21-38
Verse 31. No entry from BARNES for this verse. (u) "Nathan"
GENEALOGY OF JESUS. (Luke 3:23-38) he began to be about thirty--that is, "was about entering on His thirtieth year." So our translators have taken the word (and so CALVIN, BEZA, BLOOMFIELD, WEBSTER and WILKINSON, &c.): but "was about thirty years of age when He began [His ministry]," makes better Greek, and is probably the true sense [BENGEL, OLSHAUSEN, DE WETTE, MEYER, ALFORD, &c.].
Commenting on Luke 3:23-38