Luke 3:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Luke 3:1

John the Baptist Prepares the Way

1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, ^aPontius Pilate being governor of Judea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

2 while ^aAnnas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to ^bJohn the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

3 ^aAnd he went into all the region around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance ^bfor the remission of sins,

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Interlinear Bible for Luke 3:1:

Now
de (#1161) in
en (#1722) the fifteenth
pentekaidekatos (#4003) year
etos (#2094) of the
xurao (#3588) reign
hegemonia (#2231) of Tiberius
Tiberios (#5086) Caesar,
Kaisar (#2541) Pontius
Pontios (#4194) Pilate
Pilatos (#4091) being governor
hegemoneuo (#2230) of Judea,
Ioudaia (#2449) and
kai (#2532) Herod
Herodes (#2264) being tetrarch
tetrarcheo (#5075) of Galilee,
Galilaia (#1056) and
de (#1161) his
autos (#846) brother
adephos (#80) Philip
Philippos (#5376) tetrarch
tetrarcheo (#5075) of Ituraea
Itouraia (#2484) and
kai (#2532) of the region
chora (#5561) of Trachonitis,
Trachonitis (#5139) and
kai (#2532) Lysanias
Lusanias (#3078) the tetrarch
tetrarcheo (#5075) of Abilene,
Abilene (#9)

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