Luke 3:2

New International Reader's Version

Annas and Caiaphas were high priests. At that time God’s word came to John, son of Zechariah, in the desert.

Cross References

Isaiah 40:3

A messenger is calling out, “In the desert prepare the way for the Lord. Make a straight road through it for our God.

Jeremiah 1:2

A message from the Lord came to Jeremiah. It came in the 13th year that Josiah was king over Judah. Josiah was the son of Amon.

Jeremiah 2:1

A message from the Lord came to me. The Lord said,

Ezekiel 1:3

A message from the Lord came to me. I was by the Kebar River in Babylon. The power of the Lord came on me there. I am Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi.

Jonah 1:1

A message from the Lord came to Jonah, the son of Amittai. The Lord said,

Micah 1:1

A message from the Lord came to Micah. He was from the town of Moresheth. The message came while Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah were kings of Judah. This is the vision Micah saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Here is what he said.

Zephaniah 1:1

A message from the Lord came to Zephaniah, the son of Cushi. Cushi was the son of Gedaliah. Gedaliah was the son of Amariah. Amariah was the son of King Hezekiah. The Lord spoke to Zephaniah during the rule of Josiah. He was king of Judah and the son of Amon.

Matthew 11:7

As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John. He said, “What did you go out into the desert to see? Tall grass waving in the wind?

Matthew 26:3

Then the chief priests met with the elders of the people. They met in the palace of Caiaphas, the high priest.

Mark 1:2

Long ago Isaiah the prophet wrote, “I will send my messenger ahead of you. He will prepare your way.” (Malachi 3:1)

Luke 1:80

The child grew up, and his spirit became strong. He lived in the desert until he appeared openly to Israel.

John 1:23

John replied, using the words of Isaiah the prophet. John said, “I’m the messenger who is calling out in the desert, ‘Make the way for the Lord straight.’ ” (Isaiah 40:3)

John 18:24

Annas sent him, tied up, to Caiaphas, the high priest.

Acts 4:6

Annas, the high priest, was there. So were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and other people in the high priest’s family.