Commentaries Dictionaries Concordances

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Luke 3:1

in. Greek. en. App-104. fifteenth... Tiberius. See App-179, note 2. Augustus died in A.D. 14, Tiberius was associated with him for two or three years. This would make Tiberius's fifteenth year A.D. 26 reign government. Greek hegemonia (not basileia = kingdom).

Pontius Pilate. First mention. sixth Procurator of Judaea, A.D. 25. After his deposition, he went to Rome, and (according toEusebius) committed suicide in A.D. 36. goverinor. Cognate word with "reign "above.

Herod.. Philip. See App-109. Herod Antipas, half-brother of Philip I, who abducted Philip's wife, Herodias, and married her. This was the Herod to whom the Lord was sent for trial.

Continues after advertising

See also Luke 3:1 in other biblical comments:

  • A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger

    LUKE 3:1 tetraarcou/ntoj (ter) See the comment on Ac 13.1....

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER III. _The time in which John the Baptist began to preach_, 1-3. _The prophecies which were fulfilled in him_, 4-6. _The matter and success of his preaching_, 7-9; _among the people_, 10, 1...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    NOW IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR - This was the “thirteenth” year of his being sole emperor. He was “two” years joint emperor with Augustus, and Luke reckons from the time when he was admitted to share the e...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    II. THE BEGINNINGS OF HIS MINISTRY -- CHAPTER 3-4:13 CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The Ministry of John the Baptist. (Luke 3:1 .)_ 2. His Testimony to Christ and his Imprisonment. (Luke 3:15 .) 3. The Baptism of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    JOHN THE BAPTIST. Mark 1:1 *, Matthew 3:1 *. also Mark 6:17 *, Matthew 14:3 *. Lk. now (to...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, and when Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and the district of Tr...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE COURIER OF THE KING (Luke 3:1-6)...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Luke 3:1-9. Baptism and Preaching of John the Baptist 1. _in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar_ If the accession of Tiberius be dated from the death of Augustus, Aug. 19, a.u.c. 767, t...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ἘΝ ἜΤΕΙ ΔῈ ΠΕΝΤΕΚΑΙΔΕΚΆΤΩΙ ΤΗ͂Σ ἩΓΕΜΟΝΊΑΣ ΤΙΒΕΡΊΟΥ ΚΑΊΣΑΡΟΣ. St Luke here gives a sixfold intimation of the date,—a method characteristic of his learned and careful research. If the accession of Tiber...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    Luke 3:1-9. BAPTISM AND PREACHING OF JOHN THE BAPTIST...

  • Catena Aurea Commentary

    VER 1. NOW IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF TIBERIUS CAESAR, PONTIUS PILATE BEING GOVERNOR OF JUDEA, AND HEROD BEING TETRARCH OF GALILEE, AND HIS BROTHER PHILIP TETRARCH OF ITURAEA AND OF THE REG...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΉΓΕΜΟΝΊΑ (G2231) руководство, управление, правление. Пятнадцатый год правления Тиберия — это, скорее всего, 27 — 29 год н. э., так как Тиберий стал императором 17 сентября 14 г. н. э. (НА, 307-12; _см...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    NOW IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR, &C.— Though the evangelist has told us in what year the Baptist made his first public appearance, he has not intimated in what period of his ministry Jesus came to be baptiz...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    BUTLER'S COMMENTS The Baptizer's Mission (Luke 3:1-6) 3 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his bro...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _The Ministry of John the Baptist Scripture_ Luke 3:1-20 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetra...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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 o...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    19 Compare Mat_14:3-5; Mar_6:17-18. 19 Herod's treatment of John is here inserted ahead of time to close the account of John's ministry before opening that of his Master's. 21-22 Compare Mat_3:13-17...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    JOHN'S MINISTRY. BAPTISM AND GENEALOGY OF JESUS 1-14.. Preliminary Ministry of the Baptist (Matthew 3:1; Mark 1:1). See on Mt....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR] If the years of Tiberius are reckoned from the death of Augustus, who died 14 a.d., the date Isaiah 28:29 a.d. Most authorities, however, suppose that the years of Tiberius are...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 3 THE WORK OF JOHN THE *BAPTIST 3:1-22 V1 The *emperor Tiberius had ruled in that part of the world for 15 years. Pontius Pilate was governing Judea....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    III. (1) NOW IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR... — The opening of the main narrative is characteristic of St. Luke’s desire to follow in the footsteps of regular historians, and to name the rulers of any region...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 6 THE VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS. WHEN the Old Testament closed, prophecy had thrown upon the screen of the future the shadows of two persons, cast in heavenly light. Sketched in outline rather...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    ἐν ἔτει, etc., in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius as Caesar. This seems a very definite date, rendering all the other particulars, so far as fixing time is concerned, comparatively superfl...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _General historic setting of the beginnings_. For Mt.'s vague “in those days” (Luke 3:1), which leaves us entirely in the dark at what date and age Jesus entered on His prophetic career, Lk. gives a g...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A PREACHER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS Luke 3:1-14 The evangelist sets an emperor, a governor, two high priests, and three tetrarchs in a few lines, as of very subordinate interest, compared with the one man,...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Luke marks with great care the time of the ministry of John, employing an emperor, a governor, three tetrarchs, and two high priests to do it. By means of these names a picture of the world at the tim...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Now (1) 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 regio...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Pilate being governor of Judea, literally, procurator; i.e. with a subordination to the president of Syria. (Witham) --- This was Herod Antipas, son of Herod the great, mentioned in Chap. i, ver. 5._...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    GENEALOGIES Matthew 1 and Luke 3. There is but one fact of vital importance in all of these genealogies, and that is the transmission to all generations, an infallible history of our Lord's progenitor...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    CHAPTER 4 MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST BY MATTHEW, MARK, AND LUKE Luke 3:1-2. “In the fifteenth year of the dominion of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    FIRST NARRATIVE: THE MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, LUKE 3:1-20. We already know from Luke 1:77 why the Messiah was to have a forerunner. A mistaken notion of salvation had taken possession of Israel....

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    SECOND PART: THE ADVENT OF THE MESSIAH, LUKE 3:1 TO LUKE 4:13. For eighteen years Jesus lived unknown in the seclusion of Nazareth. His fellow townsmen, recalling this period of His life, designate Hi...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    1. Luke 3:1-2. In this concise description of the epoch at which John appeared, Luke begins with the largest sphere that of the empire. Then, by a natural transition furnished by his reference to the...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS The Introduction of John the Baptist, with the Time of his Entrance on his Ministry. His Testimony of Christ. Our Lord's Baptism and Genealogy....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (1) Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea, and of the region...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _THE WORD OF GOD_ ‘Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar … the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.’ Luke 3:1 Jewish religionism, as expressed in it...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    Luke 3:1._When Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea _It is probable that this was the second year of Pilate’s government: for since Tiberius had held the reins of government, he had, as Josephus infor...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    In chapter 3 we find the exercise of the ministry of the word towards Israel, and that for the introduction of the Lord into this world. It is not the promises to Israel and the privileges secured to...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    NOW IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF TIBERIUS CAESAR,.... Emperor of Rome, and the third of the Caesars; Julius was the first, and Augustus the second, in whose time Christ was born, and this Tib...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Now in the fifteenth year of Tiberius_ Reckoning from the time when Augustus made him his colleague in the empire: _Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea_ He was made governor in consequence of Arch...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    TIBERIUS CESAR; the Roman emperor who succeeded Augustus. HEROD; Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great. TETRARCH; literally, ruler of a fourth part. ITUREA; a region of country east of the Jordan....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    NOW IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF TIBERIUS CAESAR, PONTIUS PILATE BEING GOVERNOR OF JUDEA, AND HEROD BEING TETRARCH OF GALILEE, AND HIS BROTHER PHILIP TETRARCH OF ITUREA AND OF THE REGION OF T...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE MINISTRY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. Luke 3:1 The time of John's ministry:...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    A VOICE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS (vs.1-20) The first two verses of this chapter establish the precise time of the appearance of John the Baptist in his ministry, so that the reality of it cannot be d...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-14 The scope and design of John's ministry were, to bring the people from their sins, and to their Saviour. He came preaching, not a sect, or party, but a profession; the sign or ceremony was washi...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    LUKE CHAPTER 3 LUKE 3:1 The preaching and baptism of John. LUKE 3:15 His testimony of Christ. LUKE 3:19,20 Herod imprisons John for his free reproof....

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I And to prove that this is true, it is written in the Gospel by Luke as follows: "And in the fifteenth year, in the reign of Tiberius Caesar, the word of the Lord...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Luke 3:1 Now G1161 in G1722 fifteenth G4003 year G2094 reign G2231 Tiberius G5086 Caesar G2541 Pontius G4194 Pilate...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘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 the region of Ituraea and T...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE POWERFUL MINISTRY OF JOHN IS DESCRIBED (3:1-14). Many years have passed and the ministry of John the Baptiser, whose birth was described in chapter 1, begins. It is set very definitely in its hist...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 3:1. Luke's accuracy appears from his naming here no less than seven official person ages, from the Roman emperor to the Jewish high-priest, or high-priests. IN THE FIFTEENTH, YEAR OF THE REIGN...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    The ministry of John is narrated by all four Evangelists. Peculiar to Luke are: the chronological notice (Luke 3:1), which points out the exact position of the main gospel facts on the wide platform o...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    NOW IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR (εν ετε δε πεντεκαιδεκατω). Tiberius Caesar was ruler in the provinces two years before Augustus Caesar died. Luke makes a six-fold attempt here to indicate the time when J...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    HEROD Also (Luke 3:19); (Matthew 14:1). (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 14:1). _...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Luke 3:1. Now in the fifteenth yea of the reign of Tiberias Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Ministry of John the Baptist. Baptism of Jesus. Genealogy of Mary. CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit, God, John Baptist, Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate, Herod, Philip, Annas, Caiaphas, Zacharias, Ab...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Luke 3:1. _In the fifteenth year of Tiberius Cæsar._ St. Luke begins this chapter in a scientific manner; he speaks as a man of letters, and gives posterity a chronological record. Pontius Pilate had...

  • The Bible Study New Testament

    IT WAS THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF THE RULE OF EMPEROR TIBERIUS. Tiberius was the step-son of Emperor Augustus (Luke 2:1), and followed him as Emperor. Luke gives great detail to pinpoint the date of this....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar_ THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF TIBERIUS CAESAR In this year, which fell between August, A.. 28, and August, A.D. 29, the Roman empire l...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 3:1 Preparation for the Ministry of Jesus. Luke describes John the Baptist’s ministry of preparation for Jesus (Luke 3:1). Then the focus shifts to Jesus himself ...

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 3 VER. 1. _Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituræa and...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 3:1.—This may be regarded as the formal opening of St. Luke’s history. TIBERIUS CÆSAR.—Angus us died A.U.C. 767, and fifteen years added to this would make the time here noted, A...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION LUKE 3:1 THE BAPTISM OF JOHN. LUKE 3:1 NOW IN THE FIFTEENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF TIBERIUS CAESAR. St. Luke's Gospel is framed after the model of approved histories. He c

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Shall we turn to Luke's gospel chapter 3. As Luke begins the third chapter, he is giving you the date of the beginning of the ministry of John the Baptist, and he uses no less than six historic refere...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 23:26; Acts 24:27; Acts 26:30; Acts 4:27; Genesis 49:10;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    Pontius Pilate. Wyc., Pilat of Pounce. Tetrarch. See on Matthew 14:1....

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    JOHN THE FORERUNNER Luke 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS I. CHRIST'S TESTIMONY TO JOHN Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, "What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The fifteenth year of Tiberius — Reckoning from the time when Angustus made him his colleague in the empire. Herod being tetrarch of Galilee — The dominions of Herod the Great were, after his death, d...

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    The two foregoing Chapter s give us an account of the birth of our Saviour Christ, and of John the Baptist. The evangelist now leaving the history of our blessed Saviour for eighteen years, namely til...

Continues after advertising