Luke 3:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; ”

Luke 3:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

On the baptism of John - see the notes at Matthew 3 .
Luke 3:5 - 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 3:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1480 MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST Luke 3:4-6 . It is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of t...
Luke 3:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; Every they shall be filled - All hin...
Luke 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(3-9) And he came into all the country... — The words paint the mission-work of John somewhat more vividly than those of St. Matthew and St. Mark, who represent the people flocking to Him from Jeru...
Luke 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; (4) As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voic...
Luke 3:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

EARNESTNESS IN RELIGION ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brou...
Luke 3:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Every valley shall be filled ,.... Luke cites more out of the same prophecy, as relating to the times of John the Baptist, and the Messiah, than the other Evangelists Matthew and Mark do: in the pro...
Luke 3:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; Ver. 5. Every valley shall be fi...
Luke 3:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And he came into all the country about Jordan He made his first public appearance in the wilderness of Judea, Matthew 3:1 ; that is, in the uncultivated and thinly-inhabited parts of the hill-coun...
Luke 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Luke 3:4 "
Luke 3:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Powerful Ministry of John Is Described (3:1-14). Many years have passed and the ministry of John the Baptiser, whose birth was described in chapter 1, begins. It is set very definitely in its...
Luke 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - 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 3:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Every valley shall be filled The King’s highway I. VALLEYS MUST DE LEVELLED UP. 1. Inattention. 2. Apathy. 3. Despondency. II. EMINENCES MUST BE LEVELLED DOWN. 1. The mountain of...
Luke 3:5 - 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 3:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

John's ministry:
Luke 3:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 17:24 ; Hebrews 12:12 ; Hebrews 12:13 ; Isaiah 2:11-17 ; Isaiah 35:6-8 ; Isaiah 40:4 ; Isaiah 42:16 ; Isaiah 45:2 ; Isaiah 49:11 ; Isaiah 61:1-3 ; James 1:9 ; Luke 1:51-53
Luke 3:5 - 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 3:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Every valley shall be filled, &c. — That is, every hinderance shall be removed.

Luke 3:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Luke 3:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 3:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Luke 3:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Luke 3:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Luke 3:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 3:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Luke 3:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Luke 3:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Luke 3:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Luke 3:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Luke 3:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Luke 3:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Luke 3:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Luke 3:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 3:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 3:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Luke 3:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Luke 3:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Luke 3:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Luke 3:5 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Luke 3:5 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Luke 3:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Luke 3:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Luke 3:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Luke 3:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Luke 3:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 3:5 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Luke 3:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes