Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Luke 3:2

AnnasCaiaphasJohnZacharias

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

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

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

4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.

Read the whole chapter

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
KJV
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
WEB
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
ASV
in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
DARBY
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, [the] word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
BLB
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
ÅB
mens Annas og Kaifas var yppersteprester, da kom Guds ord til Johannes, Sakarias' sønn, i ørkenen;
OTB
på den tiden da Annas og Kaifas var yppersteprester, kom Guds ord til Johannes, Sakarjas sønn, i ødemarken.
B1930
mens Annas og Kaifas var yppersteprester, da kom Guds ord til Johannes, Sakarias' sønn, i ørkenen;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 4:6

    along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.

    Read in context

  • Jonah 1:1

    Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,

    Read in context

  • Luke 1:80

    And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.

    Read in context

  • Micah 1:1

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:

    Read in context

  • John 18:24

    Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.

    Read in context

  • John 18:13–14

    They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.

    Read in context

  • Zephaniah 1:1

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

    Read in context

  • Matthew 3:1–10

    In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea

    Read in context