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Luke 3:2

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas—the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

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In The King James Version

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

In Context

1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

3He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 1:2The word of Yahweh came to him in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.

Ezekiel 1:3the word of Yahweh came to Ezekiel son of Buzi the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Kebar Canal, and the hand of Yahweh was upon him there.

Jonah 1:1Now the word of Yahweh came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

Zephaniah 1:1This is the word of Yahweh that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi son of Gedaliah son of Amariah son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah. 1

Matthew 11:7As these men went on their way, Jesus began to say to the crowds about John, “What did you go out in the desert to see—a reed being shaken by the wind?

Mark 1:3The voice of one calling out in the wilderness, 1 'Make ready the way of the Lord; 1 make his paths straight.'”

Matthew Henry on Luke 3:2-15

Ministry of John the Baptist. 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, 2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; 4 As it is… Read the whole commentary →

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