A voice of one calling: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Luke 3:2 - New International Version (Anglicised) during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John 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. 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. 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. |
A voice of one calling: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
The word of the Lord came to him in the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah,
the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, by the River Kebar in the land of the Babylonians. There the hand of the Lord was on him.
The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth during the reigns of Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah – the vision he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:
As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: ‘What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way’ –
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until he appeared publicly to Israel.
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, ‘I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord.” ’
Annas the high priest was there, and so were Caiaphas, John, Alexander and others of the high priest’s family.