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Luke 3:1 KJV
Luke · chapter 3 · verse 1
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,Luke 3:1 · King James Version
Luke 3:1 in context
1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.
3And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- fifteenthpentekaidekatosthe fifteenthG4003 →
- TiberiustiberiosTiberius = " from the Tiber " , the second Roman emperorG5086 →
- governorhēgemoneuōto be leader, to lead the way, to rule, command, of a province, to be governor of a…G2230 →
- PontiuspontiosPontius [Pilate] = " of the sea" , the sixth Roman procurator of Judah who…G4194 →
- CaesarkaisarCaesar = " severed" , the surname of Julius Caesar, which adopted by Octavius…G2541 →
- PilatepilatosPilate = "armed with a spear", the sixth Roman procurator of Judah and Samaria who…G4091 →
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John's baptism introducing a new dispensation, it was requisite that we should have a particular account of it. Glorious things were said of John, what a distinguished favourite of Heaven he should be, and what a great blessing to this earth (Luk 1:15, Luk 1:17);
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14