Luke 3:2 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Luke 3:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Annas and Caiaphas being highpriests - There was, properly speaking, but one high priest of the Jews; yet the name of high priest continued to be given to those who had been in that office, and e...
Luke 3:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(a) Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. (a) Josephus calls him Ananus.
Luke 3:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John the Baptist. Mark 1:1-8 *, Matthew 3:1-12 *. also Mark 6:17-29 *, Matthew 14:3-12 *. Lk. now (to Luke 9:50 ) follows the Marcan account of the Galilean ministry of Jesus and its antec...
Luke 3:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Annas. See App-94. Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests. Caiaphas was the High Priest as successor of Aaron; while Annas was the Nasi, or head of the Sanhedrin (as successor of Moses), an...
Luke 3:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 3:2 . Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests It is certain, that there never were two persons who held the office of high priest at the same time. Josephus states, that Valerius G...
Luke 3:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests - Caiaphas was the son-in-law of Annas or A...
Luke 3:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Annas and Caiaphas being the high-priests— According to the institutions of the Jewish religion, there could be only one high-priest, properly so called, at a time; that minister being typical of...
Luke 3:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the regi...
Luke 3:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

John's Ministry. Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus 1-14.. Preliminary Ministry of the Baptist ( Matthew 3:1 ; Mark 1:1 ). See on Mt.
Luke 3:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests. — Strictly speaking, there could be only one high priest, and the office was filled at this time by Caiaphas. Annas had been appointed by the Roman Procur...
Luke 3:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 6 THE VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS. WHEN the Old Testament closed, prophecy had thrown upon the screen of the future the shadows of two persons, cast in heavenly light. Sketched in outline rat...
Luke 3:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Preacher of Righteousness Luke 3:1-14 The evangelist sets an emperor, a governor, two high priests, and three tetrarchs in a few lines, as of very subordinate interest, compared with the one...
Luke 3:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke marks with great care the time of the ministry of John, employing an emperor, a governor, three tetrarchs, and two high priests to do it. By means of these names a picture of the world at the ti...
Luke 3:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea, and of the region...
Luke 3:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

THE WORD OF GOD ‘Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar … the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.’ Luke 3:1-2 Jewish religionism, as expresse...
Luke 3:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests ,.... Some difficulty here arises, how these two could be both high priests; when according to the law of God, and the usages of the Jewish nation, there wa...
Luke 3:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. Ver. 2. Annas and Caiaphas being high priests ] By turns, John 11:49 ; Acts 4:6...
Luke 3:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now in the fifteenth year of Tiberius Reckoning from the time when Augustus made him his colleague in the empire: Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea He was made governor in consequence of Arc...
Luke 3:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

A VOICE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS (vs.1-20) The first two verses of this chapter establish the precise time of the appearance of John the Baptist in his ministry, so that the reality of it cannot...
Luke 3:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ministry of John the Baptist. 1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, a...
Luke 3:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 3:1 "
Luke 3:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and...
Luke 3:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Luke 3:1 .—This may be regarded as the formal opening of St. Luke’s history. Tiberius Cæsar .—Angus us died A.U.C. 767, and fifteen years added to this would make the time here no...
Luke 3:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 3:2-14 I. How shall we picture John the Baptist to ourselves? Great painters, greater than the world seems likely to see again, have exercised their fancy upon his face, his figure, and his a...
Luke 3:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 3:1-7 . Now in the fifteenth yea of the reign of Tiberias Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and o...
Luke 3:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 3:1 . In the fifteenth year of Tiberius Cæsar. St. Luke begins this chapter in a scientific manner; he speaks as a man of letters, and gives posterity a chronological record. Pontius Pilate h...
Luke 3:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests Annas and Caiaphas The way in which these two names occur in the New Testament has given some trouble to commentators. They are found in St. Luke’s Go...
Luke 3:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Luke 3:1-42 THE BAPTISM OF JOHN . Luke 3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar . St. Luke's Gospel is framed after the model of approved his...
Luke 3:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ministry of John the Baptist. Luke 3:1-20 The time of John's ministry:
Luke 3:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 4:6 ; Ezekiel 1:3 ; Hosea 1:1 ; Hosea 1:2 ; Isaiah 40:3 ; Jeremiah 1:2 ; Jeremiah 2:1 ; John 1:23 ; John 11:49-51 ; John 18:13 ; John 18:14 ; John 18:24 ; Jonah 1:1 ; Luke 1:59-63...
Luke 3:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

John the Forerunner Luke 3:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS I. CHRIST'S TESTIMONY TO JOHN Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed sha...
Luke 3:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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.

Luke 3:2 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 3:2 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Luke 3:2 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 3:2 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 3:2 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 3:2 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 3:2 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Luke 3:2 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 3:2 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 3:2 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 3:2 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 3:2 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 3:2 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 3:2 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 3:2 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Luke 3:2 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 3:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 3:2 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 3:2 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 3:2 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 3:2 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 3:2 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 3:2 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 3:2 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 3:2 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 3:2 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 3:2 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 3:2 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 3:2 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 3:2 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 3:2 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Luke 3:2 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes