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

Luke 3:2 · KJV

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

— Luke 3:2

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 region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, {tetrarch: or, governor of four provinces}

Verse 3

And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

Luke 3 — Context

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

And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

As 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 the Lord, make his paths straight.

Cross References

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.

Jonah 1:1

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, {Jonah: Gr. Jonas}

John 18:24

Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.

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.

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,

Matthew 3:1-10

In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

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.

John 18:13-14

And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year. {year: year. And Annas sent Christ bound unto Caiaphas the high priest}