Luke 3:1
Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being ruler of Judaea, and Herod being king of Galilee, his brother Philip king of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias king of Abilene,
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Genesis 49:10The rod of authority will not be taken from Judah, and he will not be without a law-giver, till he comes who has the right to it, and the peoples will put themselves under his rule.
Matthew 14:3For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Mark 6:17For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.
Luke 3:19But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,
Luke 23:1And they all went and took him before Pilate.
Luke 23:24And Pilate gave his decision for their desire to be put into effect.
Matthew Henry on Luke 3:1
Nothing is related concerning our Lord Jesus from his twelfth year to his entrance on his thirtieth year. We often think it would have been a pleasure and advantage to us if we had journals, or at least annuls, of occurrences concerning him; but we have as much as Infinite Wisdom thought fit to communicate to us, and, if we improve not that, neither should we have improved more if we had had it. The great intention of the evangelists was to give us an account of the gospel of Christ, which we are to believe, and… Read the whole commentary →