Luke 3:2

Luke · New Testament · Chapter 3

“Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.”Luke 3:2

What Does Luke 3:2 Mean?

Luke 3:2 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 3, verse 2 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Luke 3:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Isaiah 40:3“The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”John 1:6“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.”Jonah 1:1“Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,”Acts 4:6“And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.”Micah 1:1“The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.”Luke 1:80“And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.”John 18:24“Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.”Zephaniah 1:1“The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.”Matthew 3:1“In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,”John 18:13“And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.”Jeremiah 2:1“Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,”Matthew 11:7“And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?”Matthew 26:3“Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,”John 1:23“He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.”John 11:49“And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,”Jeremiah 1:2“To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.”Matthew 21:25“The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?”Mark 1:4“John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.”Mark 9:12“And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.”Luke 1:59“And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.”

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