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Luke 3:38 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Luke 3:38 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 3 verse 38 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.”
Luke 3:38 (KJV)
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Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God—The genealogy culminates at Adam (Ἀδάμ), the first human, created directly by God (Genesis 1:26-27; 2:7). The phrase which was the son of God (τοῦ θεοῦ, tou theou) is theologically loaded: Adam bore God's image, held unique relationship with the Creator, and represented all humanity in the covenant of works.Luke's purpose in tracing Jesus to Adam (rather than stopping at Abraham like Matthew) establishes Jesus as the Second Adam (Romans 5:12-21; 1 Corinthians 15:45-49). Where the first Ada...
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Cross-References for Luke 3:38
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“and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
“Yahweh”
“made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven.”
“The first man, Adam, became a living soul.{Genesis 2:7} The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.”
“and named him Seth”
“having determined appointed seasons”
“Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”