Parallel Verses
Amplified
in the high
New American Standard Bible
in the high priesthood of
King James Version
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Holman Bible
during the high priesthood of Annas
International Standard Version
and Annas and Caiaphas high priests, a message from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.
A Conservative Version
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God became in John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
American Standard Version
in the highpriesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
An Understandable Version
[During this time], while Annas and Caiaphas [Note: This man was Annas' son-in-law. See John 18:13] were head priests, God's message came to John [the Immerser], son of Zacharias, [when he was] in the desert [of Judea].
Anderson New Testament
Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.
Bible in Basic English
When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.
Common New Testament
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
Daniel Mace New Testament
under the pontificate of Annas and Caiaphas, JOHN, the son of Zacharias, received his divine commission in the wilderness.
Darby Translation
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came upon John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
Godbey New Testament
and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Goodspeed New Testament
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, a message from God came to Zechariah's son John in the desert.
John Wesley New Testament
Annas being the high priest and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
Julia Smith Translation
Upon Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests, the word of And was upon John, son of Zacharias in the desert.
King James 2000
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zachariah in the wilderness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
in the time of the high priest Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
Modern King James verseion
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests-- the Word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests: The word of God came unto John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
Moffatt New Testament
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the desert;
Montgomery New Testament
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the Desert.
NET Bible
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
New Heart English Bible
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness.
Noyes New Testament
when Annas and Caiaphas were highpriests, the word of God came to John, the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.
Sawyer New Testament
under the chief priest Annas, and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness.
The Emphasized Bible
in the High-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, came a word of God unto John the son, of Zechariah, in rue desert;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
when Annas and Caiaphas were high-priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness;
Twentieth Century New Testament
And when Annas and Caiaphas were High Priests, a Command from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, while he was in the wilderness.
Webster
Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
Weymouth New Testament
during the High-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, a message from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the Desert.
Williams New Testament
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the message of God came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the desert.
World English Bible
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
Worrell New Testament
in the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness;
Worsley New Testament
and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, Annas and Caiaphas being high priests, the word of God came unto John the Son of Zacharias in the wilderness:
Youngs Literal Translation
Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests -- there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,
Themes
Annas » Associate high priest with caiaphas
Awakenings and religious reforms » -hezekiah 2ch 30 » -ezra
religious Awakenings » -hezekiah 2ch 30 » -ezra
The high priest » Assisted by a deputy
John the baptist » What was foretold about john the baptist
Repentance » Who baptized with the baptism of repentance
The Roman empire » Judea a province of, under a procurator or a governor
Interlinear
Archiereus
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 3:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
John The Baptist Begins His Ministry
1
Now in the fifteenth year of [Emperor]
Phrases
Cross References
Acts 4:6
and
John 18:24
So Annas sent Him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.
Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the courtyard of the [elegant home of the Jewish] high priest, whose name was
Luke 1:80
The child continued to grow and to become strong in spirit, and he lived in the deserts until the day of his public appearance to Israel [as John the Baptist, the forerunner of the Messiah].
Isaiah 40:3
A voice of one is calling out,
“Clear the way for the Lord in the wilderness [remove the obstacles];
Make straight and smooth in the desert a highway for our God.
Jeremiah 1:2
to whom the word of the Lord came during the thirteenth year (627 b.c.) of the reign of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
Jeremiah 2:1
Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,
Ezekiel 1:3
the word of the Lord came expressly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the
Hosea 1:1-2
The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel.
Jonah 1:1
Now the word of the Lord came to
Micah 1:1
The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw [through divine revelation] concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Zephaniah 1:1
The word of the Lord which came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of
Matthew 3:1-10
In those days
Matthew 11:7
As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John:
Mark 1:3-5
A voice of one shouting in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
Luke 1:59-63
It happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child [as required by the Law], and they intended to name him Zacharias, after his father;
Luke 3:3-17
And he went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sin;
John 1:23
He said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
John 11:49-51
But one of them,
John 18:13-14
and led Him to