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Luke 3:38

Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

KJV

τοῦ Ἐνὼς τοῦ Σὴθ τοῦ Ἀδὰμ τοῦ θεοῦ.

Greek NT

qui fuit Henos, qui fuit Seth, qui fuit Adam, qui fuit Dei.

Vulgate

the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

ASV

Who was of Henos, who was of Seth, who was of Adam, who was of God.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

5 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Σήθ
seth
noun · 1×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
Ἀδάμ
adam
noun · 9×
Ἐνώς
enos
noun · 1×
o
article · 19778×

Doctrines that cite this verse

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

The Mystery of Man's Original Innocence The reality of the gift and the act of giving, outlined in the first chapters of Genesis as the content constituting the mystery of creation, confirms that the radiation of love is an integral part of this same mystery. Only love creates the good. Love alone can, in a word, be perceived in all its dimensions and its aspects in created th…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 1:1 — Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
  • 1Cor 15:45 — And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
  • 1Cor 15:47 — The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
  • Acts 17:26 — And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
  • Gen 2:7 — And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
  • Gen 4:25 — And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
  • Gen 4:25 — And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
  • Gen 4:26 — And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
  • Isa 64:8 — But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
  • Job 1:6 — Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.