Luke 3:1-3 Part 3 of 4

It was now the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, the Roman Emperor. Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea; Herod Antipas was ruler over Galilee; his brother Philip was ruler over Iturea and Traconitis; Lysanias was ruler over Abilene. Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests. At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness. Then John went from place to place on both sides of the Jordan River, preaching that people should be baptized to show that they had repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven.

 

Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests.

Matthew 26:3-4  At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest, plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him.

John 18:13-14  First they took him to Annas, the father-in-law of Caiaphas, the high priest at that time. Caiaphas was the one who had told the other Jewish leaders, "It's better that one man should die for the people."

At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living in the wilderness. 

Luke 1:80  John grew up and became strong in spirit. And he lived in the wilderness until he began his public ministry to Israel.

Matthew 3:1  In those days John the Baptist came to the Judean wilderness and began preaching.

Mark 1:1-4  This is the good News about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God. It began just as the prophet Isaiah had written: "Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, and he will prepare your way. (Malachi 3:1) He is a voice shouting in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way for the LORD's coming! Clear the road for him!' (Isaiah 40:3)" This messenger was John the Baptist. He was in the wilderness and preached that people should be baptized to show that they repented of their sins and turned to God to be forgiven.

John 1:6-7  God sent a man, John the Baptist, to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.

 

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