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1 Now in the fifteenth year of the rule of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being ruler of Judaea, and Herod being king of Galilee, his brother Philip king of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias king of Abilene,
1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
1 Ἐν ἔτει δὲ πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ τῆς ἡγεμονίας Τιβερίου Καίσαρος, ἡγεμονεύοντος Ποντίου Πιλάτου τῆς Ἰουδαίας, καὶ τετραρχοῦντος τῆς Γαλιλαίας Ἡρῴδου, Φιλίππου δὲ τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ τετραρχοῦντος τῆς Ἰτουραίας καὶ Τραχωνίτιδος χώρας, καὶ Λυσανίου τῆς Ἀβιληνῆς τετραρχοῦντος,
2 When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.
2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.
2 ἐπ᾽ ἀρχιερέως Ἄννα καὶ Καϊάφα, ἐγένετο ῥῆμα Θεοῦ ἐπὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν Ζαχαρίου υἱὸν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ,
3 And he came into all the country round about Jordan, preaching baptism as a sign of forgiveness of sin for those whose hearts were changed.
3 He came into all the region around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for remission of sins.
3 καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν περίχωρον τοῦ Ἰορδάνου κηρύσσων βάπτισμα μετανοίας εἰς ἄφεσιν ἁμαρτιῶν,
4 As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.
4 As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, “The voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make ready the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight.
4 ὡς γέγραπται ἐν βίβλῳ λόγων Ἡσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου λέγοντος· φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, ἑτοιμάσατε τὴν ὁδὸν Κυρίου, εὐθείας ποιεῖτε τὰς τρίβους αὐτοῦ·
5 Every valley will be lifted up, and all the mountains and hills made low, and the twisted will be made straight, and the rough ways smooth;
5 Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.
5 πᾶσα φάραγξ πληρωθήσεται καὶ πᾶν ὄρος καὶ βουνὸς ταπεινωθήσεται, καὶ ἔσται τὰ σκολιὰ εἰς εὐθεῖαν καὶ αἱ τραχεῖαι εἰς ὁδοὺς λείας,
6 And all flesh will see the salvation of God.
6 All flesh will see God’s salvation.’”
6 καὶ ὄψεται πᾶσα σὰρξ τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ Θεοῦ.
7 So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
7 He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
7 Ἔλεγεν οὖν τοῖς ἐκπορευομένοις ὄχλοις βαπτισθῆναι ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ· γεννήματα ἐχιδνῶν, τίς ὑπέδειξεν ὑμῖν φυγεῖν ἀπὸ τῆς μελλούσης ὀργῆς;
8 Make clear by your acts that your hearts have been changed; and do not say to yourselves, We have Abraham for our father: for I say to you that God is able from these stones to make children of Abraham.
8 Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance, and don’t begin to say among yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father;’ for I tell you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones!
8 ποιήσατε οὖν καρποὺς ἀξίους τῆς μετανοίας, καὶ μὴ ἄρξησθε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς, πατέρα ἔχομεν τὸν Ἀβραάμ· λέγω γὰρ ὑμῖν ὅτι δύναται ὁ Θεὸς ἐκ τῶν λίθων τούτων ἐγεῖραι τέκνα τῷ Ἀβραάμ.
9 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.
9 Even now the ax also lies at the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that doesn’t produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
9 ἤδη δὲ καὶ ἡ ἀξίνη πρὸς τὴν ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται· πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν καρπὸν καλὸν ἐκκόπτεται καὶ εἰς πῦρ βάλλεται.
10 And the people put questions to him, saying, What have we to do?
10 The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?”
10 Καὶ ἐπηρώτων αὐτὸν οἱ ὄχλοι λέγοντες· τί οὖν ποιήσομεν;
11 And he made answer and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has not even one; and he who has food, let him do the same.
11 He answered them, “He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise.”
11 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ λέγει αὐτοῖς· ὁ ἔχων δύο χιτῶνας μεταδότω τῷ μὴ ἔχοντι, καὶ ὁ ἔχων βρώματα ὁμοίως ποιείτω.
12 Then tax-farmers came to him for baptism and said to him, Master, what have we to do?
12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what must we do?”
12 ἦλθον δὲ καὶ τελῶναι βαπτισθῆναι, καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτόν· διδάσκαλε, τί ποιήσομεν;
13 And he said to them, Do not make an attempt to get more money than the right amount.
13 He said to them, “Collect no more than that which is appointed to you.”
13 ὁ δὲ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς· μηδὲν πλέον παρὰ τὸ διατεταγμένον ὑμῖν πράσσετε.
14 And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
14 Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”
14 ἐπηρώτων δὲ αὐτὸν καὶ στρατευόμενοι λέγοντες· καὶ ἡμεῖς τί ποιήσομεν; καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτούς· μηδένα συκοφαντήσητε μηδὲ διασείσητε, καὶ ἀρκεῖσθε τοῖς ὀψωνίοις ὑμῶν.
15 And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,
15 As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,
15 Προσδοκῶντος δὲ τοῦ λαοῦ καὶ διαλογιζομένων πάντων ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις αὐτῶν περὶ τοῦ Ἰωάννου, μήποτε αὐτὸς εἴη ὁ Χριστός,
16 John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
16 John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
16 ἀπεκρίνατο ὁ Ἰωάννης ἅπασι λέγων· ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς· ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί.
17 In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.
17 His winnowing fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
17 οὗ τὸ πτύον ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ διακαθαριεῖ τὴν ἅλωνα αὐτοῦ, καὶ συνάξει τὸν σῖτον εἰς τὴν ἀποθήκην αὐτοῦ, τὸ δὲ ἄχυρον κατακαύσει πυρὶ ἀσβέστῳ.
18 And so comforting them with these and other words, he gave the good news to the people;
18 Then with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people,
18 πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἕτερα παρακαλῶν εὐηγγελίζετο τὸν λαόν.
19 But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,
19 but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
19 Ὁ δὲ Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετράρχης, ἐλεγχόμενος ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ περὶ Ἡρῳδιάδος τῆς γυναικὸς τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ καὶ περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐποίησε πονηρῶν ὁ Ἡρῴδης,
20 Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.
20 added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
20 προσέθηκε καὶ τοῦτο ἐπὶ πᾶσι καὶ κατέκλεισε τὸν Ἰωάννην ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ.
21 Now it came about that when all the people had been given baptism, Jesus, having had baptism with them, was in prayer, when, the heaven being open,
21 Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also had been baptized and was praying. The sky was opened,
21 Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν τῷ βαπτισθῆναι ἅπαντα τὸν λαὸν καὶ Ἰησοῦ βαπτισθέντος καὶ προσευχομένου ἀνεῳχθῆναι τὸν οὐρανὸν
22 The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
22 and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
22 καὶ καταβῆναι τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον σωματικῷ εἴδει ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν, καὶ φωνὴν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ γενέσθαι λέγουσαν· σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν σοὶ εὐδόκησα.
23 And Jesus at this time was about thirty years old, being the son (as it seemed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
23 Jesus himself, when he began to teach, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
23 Καὶ αὐτὸς ἦν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὡσεὶ ἐτῶν τριάκοντα ἀρχόμενος, ὤν, ὡς ἐνομίζετο, υἱὸς Ἰωσήφ, τοῦ Ἡλί,
24 The son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
24 the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
24 τοῦ Ματθάν, τοῦ Λευΐ, τοῦ Μελχί, τοῦ Ἰωαννᾶ, τοῦ Ἰωσήφ,
25 The son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
25 the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,
25 τοῦ Ματταθίου, τοῦ Ἀμώς, τοῦ Ναούμ, τοῦ Ἐσλίμ, τοῦ Ναγγαί,
26 The son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda,
26 the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah,
26 τοῦ Μαάθ, τοῦ Ματταθίου, τοῦ Σεμεΰ, τοῦ Ἰωσήχ, τοῦ Ἰωδᾶ,
27 The son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,
27 τοῦ Ἰωαννάν, τοῦ Ῥησᾶ, τοῦ Ζοροβάβελ, τοῦ Σαλαθιήλ, τοῦ Νηρί,
28 The son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,
28 the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er,
28 τοῦ Μελχί, τοῦ Ἀδδί, τοῦ Κωσάμ, τοῦ Ἐλμωδάμ, τοῦ Ἤρ,
29 The son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
29 the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
29 τοῦ Ἰωσῆ, τοῦ Ἐλιέζερ, τοῦ Ἰωρείμ, τοῦ Ματθάτ, τοῦ Λευΐ,
30 The son of Symeon, the son of Judas, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,
30 the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim,
30 τοῦ Συμεών, τοῦ Ἰούδα, τοῦ Ἰωσήφ, τοῦ Ἰωνᾶ, τοῦ Ἐλιακείμ,
31 The son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
31 the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,
31 τοῦ Μελεᾶ, τοῦ Μαϊνάν, τοῦ Ματταθᾶ, τοῦ Νάθαν, τοῦ Δαυΐδ,
32 The son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
32 the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon,
32 τοῦ Ἰεσσαί, τοῦ Ὠβήδ, τοῦ Βοόζ, τοῦ Σαλμών, τοῦ Ναασσών,
33 The son of Amminadab, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
33 the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,
33 τοῦ Ἀμιναδάβ, τοῦ Ἀράμ, τοῦ Ἰωράμ, τοῦ Ἐσρώμ, τοῦ Φαρές, τοῦ Ἰούδα,
34 The son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
34 the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,
34 τοῦ Ἰακώβ, τοῦ Ἰσαάκ, τοῦ Ἀβραάμ, τοῦ Θάρα, τοῦ Ναχώρ,
35 The son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
35 the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,
35 τοῦ Σερούχ, τοῦ Ῥαγαῦ, τοῦ Φάλεκ, τοῦ Ἔβερ, τοῦ Σαλᾶ,
36◆ The son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
36 the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,
36 τοῦ Καϊνάν, τοῦ Ἀρφαξάδ, τοῦ Σήμ, τοῦ Νῶε, τοῦ Λάμεχ,
37 The son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
37 the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan,
37 τοῦ Μαθουσάλα, τοῦ Ἐνώχ, τοῦ Ἰάρεδ, τοῦ Μαλελεήλ, τοῦ Καϊνάν,
38 The son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
38 the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
38 τοῦ Ἐνώς, τοῦ Σήθ, τοῦ Ἀδάμ, τοῦ Θεοῦ.

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  • Addi

    Son of Cosam (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Cosam.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:28

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  • Amos

    Son of Nahum (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Nahum.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:25

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  • Annas

    High priest, father-in-law of Caiaphas

    Named as high priest alongside Caiaphas when John began preaching, and as the father-in-law of Caiaphas, to whom Jesus was brought first.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:2; John 18:13; John 18:24

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  • Caiaphas

    High priest

    The high priest that year, son-in-law of Annas, in whose court the council met to plot against Jesus and to whom Jesus was sent bound.

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 26:3; Matthew 26:57; Luke 3:2

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  • Cainan

    Son of Arphaxad (Luke)

    Luke 3:36 lists Cainan as the son of Arphaxad and father of Shelah; he is absent from the Hebrew Genesis 11 list, which has Arphaxad as Shelah's father directly.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:36

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  • Cosam

    Son of Elmadam (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Elmadam.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:28

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  • Eliakim

    Son of Melea (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Melea.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:30

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  • Eliezer

    Son of Jorim (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Jorim.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:29

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  • Elmadam

    Son of Er (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Er.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:28

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  • Er

    Son of Joshua (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Joshua.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:28

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  • Esli

    Son of Naggai (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Naggai.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:25

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  • Heli

    Father of Joseph (Luke)

    Luke 3:23 says Jesus was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, whereas Matthew 1:16 names Joseph's father as Jacob; the two accounts are recorded as given.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:23

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  • Jacob

    Father of Joseph

    The father of Joseph in Matthew's genealogy, on the eve of the Messiah's coming.

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:15-16; cf. Luke 3:23

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  • Jannai

    Son of Joseph (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Joseph.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:24

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  • Jesus

    The Messiah

    The Son of God, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary (Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:35): the promised Son of David and Son of Abraham, 'the Word became flesh.' Joseph,…

    Cited in the guide: Matt. 1:1, 16-17; Luke 3:23-38; John 1:14; Rom. 1:3

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  • Joanan

    Son of Rhesa (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Rhesa.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:27

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  • Joda

    Son of Joanan (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Joanan.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:26

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  • Jonam

    Son of Eliakim (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Eliakim.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:30

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  • Jorim

    Son of Matthat (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Matthat.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:29

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  • Josech

    Son of Joda (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Joda.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:26

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  • Joseph

    Son of Jonam (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Jonam.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:30

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  • Joseph

    Son of Mattathias (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Mattathias.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:24

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  • Judah

    Son of Joseph (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Joseph.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:30

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  • Levi

    Son of Melchi (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Melchi.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:24

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  • Levi

    Son of Simeon (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Simeon.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:29

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  • Lysanias

    Tetrarch of Abilene

    Named in Luke 3:1 as tetrarch of Abilene in the fifteenth year of Tiberius.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:1

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  • Maath

    Son of Mattathias (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Mattathias.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:26

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  • Mattatha

    Son of Nathan (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Nathan.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:31

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  • Mattathias

    Son of Amos (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Amos.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:25

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  • Mattathias

    Son of Semein (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Semein.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:26

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  • Matthat

    Son of Levi (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Levi.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:24

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  • Matthat

    Son of Levi (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Levi.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:29

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  • Melchi

    Son of Addi (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Addi.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:28

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  • Melchi

    Son of Jannai (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Jannai.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:24

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  • Melea

    Son of Menna (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Menna.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:31

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  • Menna

    Son of Mattatha (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Mattatha.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:31

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  • Naggai

    Son of Maath (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Maath.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:25

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  • Nahum

    Son of Esli (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Esli.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:25

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  • Neri

    Son of Melchi (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Melchi.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:27

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  • Obed

    Grandfather of David

    Son of Boaz and Ruth, and grandfather of King David.

    Cited in the guide: Ruth 4:13-22; 1 Chron. 2:12; Matt. 1:5; Luke 3:32

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  • Philip

    Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis

    Called the brother of Herod and tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis in the fifteenth year of Tiberius.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:1

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  • Pontius Pilate

    Governor of Judea

    Roman governor of Judea who questioned Jesus, found no guilt in Him, released Barabbas, and gave Him up to be crucified and permitted Joseph of Arimathea to take the body.

    Cited in the guide: Matthew 27:2; Luke 3:1; John 18:38

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  • Rhesa

    Son of Zerubbabel (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Zerubbabel.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:27

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  • Semein

    Son of Josech (Luke)

    Listed in Luke's genealogy of Jesus as the son of Josech.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:26

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  • Shealtiel

    Son of Jeconiah

    A son of the exiled king, a link between fallen throne and hoped-for return.

    Cited in the guide: 1 Chron. 3:17; Ezra 3:2; Hag. 1:1; Matt. 1:12; Luke 3:27

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  • Tiberius Caesar

    Roman emperor

    The emperor in the fifteenth year of whose reign the word of God came to John the Baptist.

    Cited in the guide: Luke 3:1

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Cross references (32)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Luke 23:6–11; Genesis 49:10; Luke 23:24; Acts 4:27; Matthew 27:2
  2. 2 Acts 4:6; Jonah 1:1; Luke 1:80; Micah 1:1; John 18:24
  3. 3 Luke 1:77; Matthew 3:5–6; Acts 13:24; Matthew 3:11; Acts 19:4
  4. 4 Isaiah 40:3–5; John 1:23; John 1:26–36; Luke 1:76–79; John 1:7
  5. 5 Isaiah 40:4; Isaiah 42:16; Isaiah 45:2; Isaiah 49:11; Ezekiel 17:24
  6. 6 Isaiah 52:10; Isaiah 40:5; Psalm 98:2–3; Isaiah 49:6; Romans 10:18
  7. 7 Matthew 23:33; Matthew 12:34; 1 Thessalonians 1:10; Hebrews 6:18; 1 John 3:8
  8. 8 Ezekiel 18:27–31; Acts 26:20; Isaiah 1:16–18; Galatians 5:22–24; Matthew 21:43
  9. 9 Matthew 7:19; John 15:6; Isaiah 10:33–34; Luke 13:9; Matthew 3:10
  10. 10 Acts 2:37; Luke 3:14; Acts 16:30; Acts 9:6; Luke 3:12
  11. 11 Isaiah 58:7–11; 1 John 3:17; 1 Timothy 6:18; Luke 18:22; 1 John 4:20
  12. 12 Luke 7:29; Luke 18:13; Luke 15:1–2; Matthew 21:31–32
  13. 13 Luke 19:8; Ephesians 4:28; 1 Corinthians 6:10; Isaiah 1:16–17; Micah 6:8
  14. 14 Hebrews 13:5–6; Exodus 20:16; 1 Timothy 6:8–10; Philippians 4:11; Exodus 23:1
  15. 15 John 10:24; John 3:28–29; John 1:19–28
  16. 16 Matthew 3:11; Acts 1:5; Acts 11:15–16; John 1:33; John 1:26
  17. 17 Micah 4:12; Jeremiah 15:7; Matthew 13:30; Psalm 1:4; Psalm 21:9–10
  18. 18 Acts 2:40; John 1:34; John 3:29–36; John 1:29; John 1:15
  19. 19 Matthew 14:3–4; Luke 3:1; Mark 6:17–18; Proverbs 15:12; Matthew 11:2
  20. 20 2 Chronicles 24:17–22; 2 Chronicles 36:16; Revelation 16:6; Matthew 23:31–33; 2 Kings 24:4
  21. 21 John 1:32–34; Matthew 3:13–17; Luke 5:16; John 12:27–28; Mark 1:9–11
  22. 22 Psalm 2:7; 2 Peter 1:17–18; Isaiah 42:1; John 1:32; Luke 9:34–35
  23. 23 Luke 4:22; Matthew 13:55; Numbers 4:3; John 6:42; Acts 1:1
  24. 27 Matthew 1:12
  25. 31 1 Chronicles 3:5; 2 Samuel 5:14; Zechariah 12:12; 1 Chronicles 14:4
  26. 32 Ruth 4:18–22; Isaiah 11:1–2; Matthew 1:3–6; 1 Chronicles 2:10–15; Acts 13:22–23
  27. 33 1 Chronicles 9:4; 1 Chronicles 2:4–5; 1 Chronicles 2:9–10; Ruth 4:12; Genesis 38:29
  28. 34 Genesis 21:3; Joshua 24:2; Matthew 1:2; 1 Chronicles 1:34; Acts 7:8
  29. 35 Genesis 11:12–21; Genesis 10:24–25
  30. 36 Genesis 10:21–22; Genesis 5:28–32; Genesis 9:1; Hebrews 11:7; Genesis 11:10–26
  31. 37 1 Chronicles 1:1–3; Genesis 5:6–28
  32. 38 Genesis 2:7; Isaiah 64:8; 1 Corinthians 15:45; 1 Corinthians 15:47; Genesis 4:25–5:3

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

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  1. Quotes verse 3:17 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book I, Chapters III–IV)

    … but a sword." They also maintain that John indicated the same thing when he said, "The fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly purge the floor, and will gather the wheat into His garner; but the chaff He will burn with fire unquenchable." By this declaration He set forth the faculty of Horos.

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 3:5 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book IX)

    … pleasant it is to me, O Lord, to confess unto Thee, by what inward goads Thou didst subdue me, and how Thou didst make me low, bringing down the mountains and hills of my imaginations, and didst straighten my crookedness, and smooth my rough ways; and by what means Thou also didst subdue that brother of my heart, Alypius, unto …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 3:16 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily III)

    So likewise John: "I am not meet to loose the latchet of His shoe;" because of this he was the "friend of the Bridegroom," and the hand which he affirmed to be unworthy to touch His shoes, this did Christ draw unto His own head.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 3:11 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture III)

    Let him that hath two coats give to him that hath none: the teacher was worthy of credit, since he was also the first to practise what he taught: he was not ashamed to speak, for conscience hindered not his tongue: and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

  5. Quotes verse 3:16 Basil of Caesarea, On the Holy Spirit (Chapters XI–XIII)

    "For into one Spirit," it says, "we were all baptized in one body." And in harmony with this are the passages: "You shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost," and "He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost." But no one on this account would be justified in calling that baptism a perfect baptism wherein only the name of the …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)