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Luke 3
In the fifteenth year of Tiberius John preaches a baptism of repentance in the Jordan region. Jesus is baptized and the Spirit descends on him like a dove. Luke then traces his genealogy back from Joseph through David and Abraham to Adam, son of God.
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Cainan in Luke's list but not in Genesis (Luke 3:36): Luke's list follows the Greek Genesis and names Cainan between Arphaxad and Shelah. KJV and the 和合本 translate Genesis from the Hebrew, which has no Cainan, so the two lists differ in both translations.
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Cainan between Arphaxad and Shelah (Luke 3:36): Both KJV and the 和合本 have Cainan in Luke 3:36 and no Cainan in Genesis 11:12. Luke's list agrees with the Greek Genesis, not the Hebrew.
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"Son of Aram" or "son of Admin, son of Arni"? (Luke 3:33): KJV and the 和合本 both follow "son of Aram" (亞蘭), the reading that matches the Old Testament line (Ruth 4:19). Modern critical editions accept the longer reading with Admin and Arni, which adds a name.