The voice of one crying out in the desert: "Prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight the paths of our God, in a solitary place.
Luke 3:2 - Catholic Public Domain Version under the high priests Annas and Caiaphas: the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zechariah, in the wilderness. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the Word of God [concerning the attainment through Christ of salvation in the kingdom of God] came to John son of Zachariah in the wilderness (desert). American Standard Version (1901) in the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. Common English Bible during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas—God’s word came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Under the high priests Annas and Caiphas; the word of the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert. English Standard Version 2016 during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. |
The voice of one crying out in the desert: "Prepare the way of the Lord! Make straight the paths of our God, in a solitary place.
The word of the Lord, which came to him in the days of Josiah, the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign,
the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel, a priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans, next to the river Chebar. And the hand of the Lord was over him there.
The word of the Lord that came to Micah the Moreshethite, in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw about Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah the son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.
Then, after they departed, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out to the desert to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
Then the leaders of the priests and the elders of the people were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.
As it has been written by the prophet Isaiah: "Behold, I send my Angel before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.
And the child grew, and he was strengthened in spirit. And he was in the wilderness, until the day of his manifestation to Israel.
He said, "I am a voice crying out in the desert, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' just as the prophet Isaiah said."
including Annas, the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John and Alexander, and as many as were of the priestly family.