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Luke 3:1 Cross-References
Explore 15 cross-references for Luke 3:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Luke chapter 3 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
John the Baptist Prepares the Way
“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, tetrarch: or, governor of four provinces”
Luke 3:1 (KJV)
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Commentary on Luke 3:1
Luke's detailed chronology—'in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea'—grounds John's ministry in verifiable history. The listing of multiple rulers (Tiberius, Pilate, Herod, Philip, Lysanias) demonstrates historical precision, allowing readers to date events. This emphasizes that Christian faith rests on historical facts occurring in real time and place, not mythological timelessness. Luke's careful dating continues his pattern (2:1-2) of anchoring redemptive events in human history. The multiplicity of political authorities highlights the ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Luke 3:1
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“And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required.”
“he asked if the man was a Galilean.”
“and led him away”
“nor the ruler's staff from between his feet”
“that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.”
“because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead”
“being reproved by him for Herodias”
“And the whole multitude of them arose”
“Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus”