Focused Passage

Luke 3:1-6

The Way Prepared, the Son Revealed, and the Lineage Traced

Luke moves from world history to wilderness prophecy, from repentance preached to repentance embodied in fruit, from John’s preparatory witness to Jesus’ Spirit-marked Sonship, and from Israel’s story to Adam and God.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

2 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

3 He went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins,

4 as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.

5 Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.

6 And all humanity will see God’s salvation.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Cross-references

Isaiah 40 BSB references Matthew 3 BSB references Mark 1 BSB references John 1:19 BSB references Luke 2:1 Classic cross-references Matthew 3:1 Classic cross-references Acts 13:1 Classic cross-references Acts 4:27 Classic cross-references Genesis 49:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

- δὲ G1161 Conjunction In Ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] fifteenth πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ G4003 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular year ἔτει G2094 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular of the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular reign ἡγεμονίας G2231 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of Tiberius Τιβερίου G5086 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Caesar Καίσαρος G2541 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [while] Pontius Ποντίου G4194 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Pilate Πιλάτου G4091 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular was governor ἡγεμονεύοντος G2230 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular of Judea Ἰουδαίας G2449 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction Herod Ἡρῴδου G2264 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular tetrarch τετρααρχοῦντος G5075 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular of Galilee Γαλιλαίας G1056 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction his αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular brother ἀδελφοῦ G80 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Philip Φιλίππου G5376 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular tetrarch τετρααρχοῦντος G5075 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular vvv τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular vvv χώρας G5561 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of Ituraea Ἰτουραίας G2484 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Trachonitis Τραχωνίτιδος G5139 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Lysanias Λυσανίου G3078 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular tetrarch τετρααρχοῦντος G5075 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular - τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular of Abilene Ἀβιληνῆς G9 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

Isaiah 40:3 Classic cross-references John 1:6 Classic cross-references Acts 4:6 Classic cross-references John 18:24 Classic cross-references Jonah 1:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

during ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition [the] high priesthood ἀρχιερέως G749 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular of Annas Ἅννα G452 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction Caiaphas Καϊάφα G2533 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [the] word ῥῆμα G4487 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular came ἐγένετο G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular to ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition John Ἰωάννην G2491 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular son υἱὸν G5207 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular of Zechariah Ζαχαρίου G2197 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular wilderness ἐρήμῳ G2048 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

Matthew 3:3 Classic cross-references Isaiah 56:1 Classic cross-references Luke 1:77 Classic cross-references Acts 13:24 Classic cross-references John 1:31 Classic cross-references

Original words

- Καὶ G2532 Conjunction He went ἦλθεν G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition all πᾶσαν G3956 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular region around περίχωρον G4066 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular the τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular Jordan Ἰορδάνου G2446 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular preaching κηρύσσων G2784 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular a baptism βάπτισμα G908 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of repentance μετανοίας G3341 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular for εἰς G1519 Preposition [the] forgiveness ἄφεσιν G859 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of sins ἁμαρτιῶν G266 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural

Verse 4

Cross-references

Isaiah 43:19 Classic cross-references Isaiah 40:3 Classic cross-references John 1:23 Classic cross-references Luke 1:76 Classic cross-references Isaiah 62:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

as ὡς G5613 Adverb it is written γέγραπται G1125 Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] book βίβλῳ G976 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular of [the] words λόγων G3056 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular of Isaiah Ἠσαΐου G2268 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [the] prophet προφήτου G4396 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular [A] voice Φωνὴ G5456 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular of one calling βοῶντος G994 Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular in ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular wilderness ἐρήμῳ G2048 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Prepare Ἑτοιμάσατε G2090 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular way ὁδὸν G3598 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular for [the] Lord Κυρίου G2962 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular make ποιεῖτε G4160 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural straight εὐθείας G2117 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural paths τρίβους G5147 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural for Him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

Isaiah 45:2 Classic cross-references Isaiah 40:4 Classic cross-references Isaiah 42:16 Classic cross-references Isaiah 57:14 Classic cross-references Isaiah 49:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

Every πᾶσα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular valley φάραγξ G5327 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular shall be filled in πληρωθήσεται G4137 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction every πᾶν G3956 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular mountain ὄρος G3735 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction hill βουνὸς G1015 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular made low ταπεινωθήσεται G5013 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction The τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural crooked [ways] σκολιὰ G4646 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural shall be made ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular . . . εἰς G1519 Preposition straight εὐθείαν* G2117 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural rough τραχεῖαι G5138 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural ways ὁδοὺς G3598 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural - εἰς G1519 Preposition smooth λείας G3006 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural

Verse 6

Cross-references

Joel 2:28 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 32:27 Classic cross-references Psalms 27:1 Classic cross-references Isaiah 52:10 Classic cross-references Titus 2:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction all πᾶσα G3956 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular humanity σὰρξ G4561 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular will see ὄψεται G3708 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular salvation σωτήριον G4992 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

Literally And all flesh will see God’s salvation; Isaiah 40:3–5 (see also LXX)

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