Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of , the son of Levi, the son of , the son of Jannai, the son of , the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of , the son of , the son of Naggai, the son of , the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josek, the son of Joda, the son of , the son of Rhesa, the son of , the son of Shealtiel, the son of , the son of Melki, the son of Addi, the son of , the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of , the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of , the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of , the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim, the son of , the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of , the son of , the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of , the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of , the son of Ram, the son of , the son of Perez, the son of , the son of , the son of Isaac, the son of , the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of , the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of , the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of , the son of Lamech, the son of , the son of Enoch, the son of , the son of Mahalalel, the son of , the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of , the son of .
