Luke 3:2 Cross References - Wesley

² Annas being the high priest and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness.

¹ In those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea. ² And saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. ³ For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁴ And this John had his raiment of camels hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. ⁵ Then went out to him Jerusalem and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, ⁶ And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their Sins. ⁷ But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Ye serpents, ye brood of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance: ⁹ And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father; for I say to you, God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ¹⁰ But even the axe already lieth at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire.

⁷ Jesus said to the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

³ Then the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people assembled together, at the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas.

³ The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁴ John baptized in the wilderness and preached the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins. ⁵ And there went out to him all the land of Judea, and all they of Jerusalem, and were baptized of him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.

⁵⁹ And on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. ⁶⁰ But his mother answering said, Nay, but he shall be called John. ⁶¹ And they said to her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. ⁶² And they made signs to his father, what he would have him called. ⁶³ And asking for a writing-tablet, he wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all.

⁸⁰ And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts, till the day of his being shewn to Israel.

³ And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins: ⁴ As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. ⁵ Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth: And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. ⁶ Then said he to the multitudes, ⁷ that came forth to be baptized of him, Ye brood of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? ⁸ Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and say not within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father; for I say to you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. ⁹ And now also the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down, and cast into the fire. ¹⁰ And the multitude asked him, saying, What then shall we do? He answering saith to them, ¹¹ He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. ¹² And publicans also came to be baptized, and said to him, Master, what shall we do? ¹³ And he said to them, Exact no more than what is appointed you. ¹⁴ And the soldiers likewise asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your pay. ¹⁵ And as the people were in expectation, and all mused in their hearts of John, ¹⁶ whether he were not the Christ, John answered saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water, but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: ¹⁷ Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.

²³ What sayest thou of thyself? He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.

⁴⁹ And one of them, Caiaphas, being the high priest that year, ⁵⁰ said to them, Ye know nothing, Nor consider, it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. ⁵¹ He spake not this of himself, but being high-priest that year, he prophesied, that Jesus should die for the nation:

¹³ And led him away to Annas first (for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.) ¹⁴ Caiaphas was he who had counselled the Jews, that it was expedient one man should die for the people.

²⁴ (Now Annas had sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest.)

⁶ and elders, and scribes, And Annas the high-priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high-priest.