Luke 3:36

Contemporary English Version

Cainan, Arphaxad, Shem, Noah, Lamech,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad,

King James Version (1611)
Which was the sonne of Cainan, which was the sonne of Arphaxad, which was the sonne of Sem, which was the sonne of Noe, which was the sonne of Lamech,

King James Version
Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

English Standard Version
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

New American Standard Bible
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

New Century Version
Shelah was the son of Cainan. Cainan was the son of Arphaxad. Arphaxad was the son of Shem. Shem was the son of Noah. Noah was the son of Lamech.

Amplified Bible
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Legacy Standard Bible
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Berean Standard Bible
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Complete Jewish Bible
of Keinan, of Arpakhshad, of Shem, of Noach, of Lemekh,

Darby Translation
of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Sem, of Noe, of Lamech,

Easy-to-Read Version
Shelah was the son of Cainan. Cainan was the son of Arphaxad. Arphaxad was the son of Shem. Shem was the son of Noah. Noah was the son of Lamech.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonne of Cainan, the sonne of Arphaxad, the sonne of Sem, the sonne of Noe, the sonne of Lamech,

George Lamsa Translation
The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Good News Translation
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Lexham English Bible
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Literal Translation
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

American Standard Version
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Bible in Basic English
The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Hebrew Names Version
the son of Kenan, the son of Arpakhshad, the son of Shem, the son of Noach, the son of Lamekh,

International Standard Version
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,Genesis 5:6;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
bar Kainan, bar Arphakshad, bar Shim, bar Nuch, bar Lamek,

Murdock Translation
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
whiche was the sonne of Arphaxad, whiche was the sonne of Sem, whiche was the sonne of Noe, whiche was the sonne of Lamech:

English Revised Version
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

World English Bible
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
the son of Heber, the son of Sala, The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, The son of Methuselah,

Weymouth's New Testament
son of Cainan, son of Arpachshad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
that was of Sale, that was of Chaynan, that was of Arfaxath, that was of Sem, that was of Noe, that was of Lameth,

Update Bible Version
the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,

Webster's Bible Translation
Who was [the son] of Cainan, who was [the son] of Arphaxad, who was [the son] of Shem, who was [the son] of Noah, who was [the son] of Lamech,

New English Translation
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

New King James Version
the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

New Living Translation
Shelah was the son of Cainan. Cainan was the son of Arphaxad. Arphaxad was the son of Shem. Shem was the son of Noah. Noah was the son of Lamech.

New Life Bible
Shelah was the son of Cainan. Cainan was the son of Arphaxad. Arphaxad was the son of Shem. Shem was the son of Noah. Noah was the son of Lamech.

New Revised Standard
son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
of Cainan, of Arphaxad, of Shem, - of Noah, of Lamech:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who was of Cainan, who was of Arphaxad, who was of Sem, who was Of Noe, who was of Lamech,

Revised Standard Version
the son of Ca-i'nan, the son of Arphax'ad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
which was the sonne of Cainan: which was the sonne of Arphaxat: which was the sonne of Sem: which was the sonne of Noe: which was the sonne of Lameth:

Young's Literal Translation
the [son] of Salah, the [son] of Cainan, the [son] of Arphaxad, the [son] of Shem, the [son] of Noah, the [son] of Lamech,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Which was the sonne of Caynan. Which was the sonne of Arphachsad. Which was the sonne of Sem. Which was the sonne of Noe. Which was the sonne of Lamech.

Mace New Testament (1729)
son of Cainan, son of Arphaxad, son of Sem, son of Noe, son of Lamech, son of Mathusala,

Simplified Cowboy Version
Cainan, Arphaxad, Shem, Noah, Lamech,

Contextual Overview

²¹ While everyone else was being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. Then as he prayed, the sky opened up, ²² and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, "You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you." ²³The Preaching of John the Baptist For fifteen years Emperor Tiberius had ruled that part of the world. Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was the ruler of Galilee. Herod's brother, Philip, was the ruler in the countries of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was the ruler of Abilene. Annas and Caiaphas were the Jewish high priests. At that time God spoke to Zechariah's son John, who was living in the desert. So John went along the Jordan Valley, telling the people, "Turn back to God and be baptized! Then your sins will be forgiven." Isaiah the prophet wrote about John when he said, "In the desert someone is shouting, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord! Make a straight path for him. Fill up every valley and level every mountain and hill. Straighten the crooked paths and smooth out the rough roads. Then everyone will see the saving power of God.'" Crowds of people came out to be baptized, but John said to them, "You bunch of snakes! Who warned you to run from the coming judgment? Do something to show that you really have given up your sins. Don't start saying that you belong to Abraham's family. God can turn these stones into children for Abraham. An ax is ready to cut the trees down at their roots. Any tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into a fire." The crowds asked John, "What should we do?" John told them, "If you have two coats, give one to someone who doesn't have any. If you have food, share it with someone else." When tax collectors came to be baptized, they asked John, "Teacher, what should we do?" John told them, "Don't make people pay more than they owe." Some soldiers asked him, "And what about us? What do we have to do?" John told them, "Don't force people to pay money to make you leave them alone. Be satisfied with your pay." Everyone became excited and wondered, "Could John be the Messiah?" John said, "I am just baptizing with water. But someone more powerful is going to come, and I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. His threshing fork is in his hand, and he is ready to separate the wheat from the husks. He will store the wheat in his barn and burn the husks with a fire that never goes out." In many different ways John preached the good news to the people. But to Herod the ruler, he said, "It was wrong for you to take Herodias, your brother's wife." John also said that Herod had done many other bad things. Finally, Herod put John in jail, and this was the worst thing he had done. While everyone else was being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. Then as he prayed, the sky opened up, and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, "You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you." When Jesus began to preach, he was about thirty years old. Everyone thought he was the son of Joseph. But his family went back through Heli, ²⁴ Matthat, Levi, Melchi, Jannai, Joseph, ²⁵ Mattathias, Amos, Nahum, Esli, Naggai, ²⁶ Maath, Mattathias, Semein, Josech, Joda; ²⁷ Joanan, Rhesa, Zerubbabel, Shealtiel, Neri, ²⁸ Melchi, Addi, Cosam, Elmadam, Er, ²⁹ Joshua, Eliezer, Jorim, Matthat, Levi; ³⁰ Simeon, Judah, Joseph, Jonam, Eliakim,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cainan: This Cainan is not found in the Hebrew Text of any of the genealogies, but only in the Septuagint; from which, probably, the evangelist transcribed the register, as sufficiently exact for his purpose, and as more generally suited to command attention. - See note on Genesis 11:12. It may here be remarked, that though some of the same names occur here, from Nathan downwards, as in Joseph's genealogy, yet there appears no sufficient evidence that the same persons were intended, different persons often bearing the same name.

Sem: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 10:21, Genesis 10:22, Genesis 11:10-26, 1 Chronicles 1:17, Shem

Noe: Luke 17:27, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 5:30, Genesis 6:8-10, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:1, Genesis 9:1, Ezekiel 14:14, Hebrews 11:7, 1 Peter 3:20, 2 Peter 2:5, Noah

Reciprocal: Genesis 5:1 - book Genesis 5:4 - And the Genesis 10:25 - the name 1 Chronicles 1:3 - Lamech 1 Chronicles 1:4 - Noah

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Which was the son of Cainan,.... This Cainan is not mentioned by Moses in Genesis 11:12 nor has he ever appeared in any Hebrew copy of the Old Testament, nor in the Samaritan version, nor in the Targum; nor is he mentioned by Josephus, nor in 1 Chronicles 1:24 where the genealogy is repeated; nor is it in Beza's most ancient Greek copy of Luke: it indeed stands in the present copies of the Septuagint, but was not originally there; and therefore could not be taken by Luke from thence, but seems to be owing to some early negligent transcriber of Luke's Gospel, and since put into the Septuagint to give it authority: I say "early", because it is in many Greek copies, and in the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, even in the Syriac, the oldest of them; but ought not to stand neither in the text, nor in any version: for certain it is, there never was such a Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, for Salah was his son; and with him the next words should be connected,

which was the son of Arphaxad; Genesis 11:12

which was the son of Sem, or Shem, Genesis 11:10

which was the son of Noe, or Noah, Genesis 5:32

which was the son of Lamech, Genesis 5:28

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See, on this genealogy, the notes at Matthew 1:1-16.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 3:36. Of Cainan — This Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, and father of Sala, is not found in any other Scripture genealogy. See Genesis 10:24; Genesis 11:12; 1 Chronicles 1:18; 1 Chronicles 1:24, where Arphaxad is made the father of Sala, and no mention at all made of Cainan. Some suppose that Cainan was a surname of Sala, and that the names should be read together thus, The son of Heber, the son of Salacainan, the son of Arphaxad, c. If this does not untie the knot, it certainly cuts it and the reader may pass on without any great scruple or embarrassment. There are many sensible observations on this genealogy in the notes at the end of Bishop Newcome's Harmony.