Luke 3:2 BSB — MannaFest

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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ASV

in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias 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.

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Commentary

7 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

The Son of God being about to gather together the Church, commences His work in His servant. And so it is well said, The word of the Lord came to John, that the Church should begin not from man, but from the Word. But Luke, in order to declare that John was a prophet, rightly used these few words, The word of the Lord came to him. He adds nothing else, for they need not their own judgment who are filled with the Word of God. By saying this one thing, he has therefore declared all.

The record, by era

The Medieval Church1 voice

Bonaventure

Commentary on Luke, Chapter 3 (1257)

As for the division of the priesthood, there is added: Under the high priests Annas and Caiaphas, who, moved by ambition, as Bede says, were purchasing the high priesthood from the Romans. Whence, because according to Bede and Josephus priests were no longer being instituted …

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Annas being high priest, and Caiaphas - There could be but one high priest, strictly speaking, at once. Annas was the high priest at that time, and Caiaphas his sagan or deputy.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

One was the high priest, and the other the sagan, as the Jews called him, to officiate for him when he was disabled; or, as others say, one was high priest, and represented Aaron, and that was Caiaphas; Annas, the other, was nasi, or head of the sanhedrim, and represented Moses. But to us there is but one high priest, one Lord of all, to whom all judgment is committed.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests - Caiaphas was the son-in-law of Annas or Ananias, and it is supposed that they exercised the high priest’s office by turns. It is likely that Annas only was considered as high priest; and that Caiaphas was what the Hebrews termed כהן משנה cohen mishneh, or סגן כהנים sagan cohanim, the high priest’s deputy, or ruler of the temple. See the note on Mat 2:4, and on Joh 18:13. The facts which St. Luke mentions here tend much to confirm the truth of the evangelical history.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐπὶ	epi	during	G1909 →
ἀρχιερέως	archiereōs	[the] high priesthood	G749 →
Ἅννα	Hanna	of Annas	G452 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Καϊάφα,	Kaiapha	Caiaphas,	G2533 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	came	G1096 →
ῥῆμα	rhēma	[the] declaration	G4487 →
θεοῦ	theou	of God	G2316 →
ἐπὶ	epi	upon	G1909 →
Ἰωάννην	Iōannēn	John	G2491 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
Ζαχαρίου	Zachariou	of Zechariah	G2197 →
υἱὸν	huion	son	G5207 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
τῇ	tēa	the	G3588 →
ἐρήμῳ.	erēmō	wilderness.	G2048 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Jonah 1:1
Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
leads to
- Luke 11:32
  The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
- Luke 11:29–30
  As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
- 2 Kings 14:25
  This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of…
- Matthew 16:4
  A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
- Matthew 12:39–41
  Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Through
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.
leads to
- Luke 2:40
  And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.
Through
Matthew 26:3
At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
leads to
- John 18:24
  Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
John 18:24
Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
leads to
- John 18:13
  They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest that year.

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06About Luke

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Luke