Luke 3:1-6

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of j Tiberius Caesar, k Pontius Pilate l being governor of Judea, and m Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, 2 during n the high priesthood of Annas and o Caiaphas, p the word of God came to q John the son of Zechariah in r the wilderness. 3 And he went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming s a baptism of repentance t for the forgiveness of sins.

4 As it is written in u the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet,
v "The voice of one crying in the wilderness:
w 'Prepare the way of the Lord, 1
make his paths straight.
 5 x Every valley shall be filled,
y and every mountain and hill shall be made low,
z and the crooked shall become straight,
and the rough places shall become level ways,
 6 a and all flesh shall see b the salvation of God.'"

  1. Cross References
    Luke 2:1
    In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.
  2. Cross References
    Matthew 27:2
    And they bound him and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate the governor.
  3. Cross References
    Luke 2:2
    This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
  4. Cross References
    Luke 3:19
    But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved b...
    Luke 8:3
    And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's househol...
    Luke 9:7
    Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was...
    Luke 9:9
    Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this a...
    Luke 13:31
    At that very hour some Pharisees came and said ...
    Luke 23:7
    And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's...
    Matthew 14:1
    At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the...
    Acts 4:27
    For truly in this city there were gathered toge...
    Acts 13:1
    Now there were in the church at Antioch prophet...
    Mark 6:14
    King Herod heard of it, for Jesus' name had bec...
  5. Cross References
    John 18:13
    First they led him to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
    John 18:24
    Annas then sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
    Acts 4:6
    With Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family.
  6. Cross References
    Matthew 26:3
    Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas.
  7. Cross References
    Luke 3:2 - 17
    During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
    Matthew 3:1 - 12
    In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea.
    Mark 1:2 - 8
    As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way.
  8. Cross References
    John 1:6 - 7
    There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
  9. Cross References
    Luke 1:80
    And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.
    Joshua 15:61
    In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, Secacah.
    Judges 1:16
    And the descendants of the Kenite, Moses' father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the city of palms into the wilderness of Judah, which lies in the Negeb near Arad, and they went and settled with the people.
  10. Cross References
    Luke 3:2 - 17
    During the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
    Matthew 3:1 - 12
    In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea.
    Mark 1:2 - 8
    As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, "Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who will prepare your way.
  11. Cross References
    Acts 2:38
    And Peter said to them, "Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
  12. Cross References
    Matthew 26:28
    For this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
    Luke 1:77
    To give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins.
  13. Cross References
    Luke 4:17
    And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written.
    Acts 8:28
    And was returning, seated in his chariot, and he was reading the prophet Isaiah.
  14. Cross References
    John 1:23
    He said, "I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said.
    Isaiah 40:3 - 5
    A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord ; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
  15. Cross References
    Luke 1:76
    And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways.
  16. Cross References
    Isaiah 40:3 - 5
    A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord ; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
  17. Cross References
    Isaiah 57:14
    And it shall be said, "Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people's way.
  18. Cross References
    Isaiah 49:11
    And I will make all my mountains a road, and my highways shall be raised up.
    Zechariah 4:7
    Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward the top stone amid shouts of 'Grace, grace to it!'
  19. Cross References
    Isaiah 42:16
    And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.
    Isaiah 45:2
    I will go before you and level the exalted places, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
  20. Cross References
    Isaiah 52:10
    The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
    Psalms 98:2 - 3
    The Lord has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.
  21. Cross References
    Luke 2:30
    For my eyes have seen your salvation
    Acts 28:28
    Therefore let it be known to you that this salv...
    Luke 1:69
    And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in...
    Luke 1:71
    That we should be saved from our enemies and fr...
    Luke 1:77
    To give knowledge of salvation to his people in...
    Titus 2:11
    For the grace of God has appeared, bringing sal...
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