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

1In 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,

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

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

4as 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.

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

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

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Verse 1

Cross-references

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

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionInἘνG1722Preposition[the] fifteenthπεντεκαιδεκάτῳG4003Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularyearἔτειG2094Noun - Dative Neuter Singularof theτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularreignἡγεμονίαςG2231Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof TiberiusΤιβερίουG5086Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularCaesarΚαίσαροςG2541Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[while] PontiusΠοντίουG4194Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularPilateΠιλάτουG4091Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularwas governorἡγεμονεύοντοςG2230Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof JudeaἸουδαίαςG2449Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionHerodἩρῴδουG2264Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartetrarchτετρααρχοῦντοςG5075Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof GalileeΓαλιλαίαςG1056Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-δὲG1161ConjunctionhisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularbrotherἀδελφοῦG80Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularPhilipΦιλίππουG5376Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartetrarchτετρααρχοῦντοςG5075Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularvvvτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularvvvχώραςG5561Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof IturaeaἸτουραίαςG2484Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionTrachonitisΤραχωνίτιδοςG5139Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionLysaniasΛυσανίουG3078Noun - Genitive Masculine SingulartetrarchτετρααρχοῦντοςG5075Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine Singularof AbileneἈβιληνῆςG9Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 2

Cross-references

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

Original words

duringἐπὶG1909Preposition[the] high priesthoodἀρχιερέωςG749Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularof AnnasἍνναG452Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionCaiaphasΚαϊάφαG2533Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[the] wordῥῆμαG4487Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularcameἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingulartoἐπὶG1909PrepositionJohnἸωάννηνG2491Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularsonυἱὸνG5207Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularof ZechariahΖαχαρίουG2197Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularwildernessἐρήμῳG2048Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular

Verse 3

Cross-references

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

Original words

-ΚαὶG2532ConjunctionHe wentἦλθενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularintoεἰςG1519PrepositionallπᾶσανG3956Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulartheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularregion aroundπερίχωρονG4066Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulartheτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularJordanἸορδάνουG2446Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularpreachingκηρύσσωνG2784Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singulara baptismβάπτισμαG908Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof repentanceμετανοίαςG3341Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularforεἰςG1519Preposition[the] forgivenessἄφεσινG859Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularof sinsἁμαρτιῶνG266Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural

Verse 4

Cross-references

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

Original words

asὡςG5613Adverbit is writtenγέγραπταιG1125Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition[the] bookβίβλῳG976Noun - Dative Feminine Singularof [the] wordsλόγωνG3056Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof IsaiahἨσαΐουG2268Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[the] prophetπροφήτουG4396Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[A] voiceΦωνὴG5456Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularof one callingβοῶντοςG994Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularwildernessἐρήμῳG2048Adjective - Dative Feminine SingularPrepareἙτοιμάσατεG2090Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluraltheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularwayὁδὸνG3598Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularfor [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularmakeποιεῖτεG4160Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralstraightεὐθείαςG2117Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural-τὰςG3588Article - Accusative Feminine PluralpathsτρίβουςG5147Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralfor HimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

Verse 5

Cross-references

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

Original words

EveryπᾶσαG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularvalleyφάραγξG5327Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularshall be filled inπληρωθήσεταιG4137Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctioneveryπᾶνG3956Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularmountainὄροςG3735Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionhillβουνὸςG1015Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularmade lowταπεινωθήσεταιG5013Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionTheτὰG3588Article - Nominative Neuter Pluralcrooked [ways]σκολιὰG4646Adjective - Nominative Neuter Pluralshall be madeἔσταιG1510Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .εἰςG1519Prepositionstraightεὐθείαν*G2117Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheαἱG3588Article - Nominative Feminine PluralroughτραχεῖαιG5138Adjective - Nominative Feminine PluralwaysὁδοὺςG3598Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural-εἰςG1519PrepositionsmoothλείαςG3006Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural

Verse 6

Cross-references

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

Original words

AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionallπᾶσαG3956Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularhumanityσὰρξG4561Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularwill seeὄψεταιG3708Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singular-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularGod’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularsalvationσωτήριονG4992Adjective - 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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