Luke 3:2

during the high priesthood ¹  of Annas and Caiaphas, the word ²  of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. ³ 

biblegateway Luk 3:2

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert.

biblegateway Luk 3:2

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

biblegateway Luk 3:2

Annas and Caiaphas were the high priests. At this time a message from God came to John son of Zechariah, who was living out in the wilderness.

biblegateway Luk 3:2

during the Chief-Priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas--John, Zachariah's son, out in the desert at the time, received a message from God.

SABDAweb Luk 3:2

When Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of the Lord came to John, the son of Zacharias, in the waste land.

bibleoremus Luk 3:2

during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

biblegateway Luk 3:2

while Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

biblegateway Luk 3:2

during the high priesthood ¹  of Annas and Caiaphas, the word ²  of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. ³ 

¹ sn Use of the singular high priesthood to mention two figures is unusual but accurate, since Annas was the key priest from a.d. 6-15 and then his relatives were chosen for many of the next several years. After two brief tenures by others, his son-in-law Caiaphas came to power and stayed there until a.d. 36.

² tn The term translated “word” here is not λόγος (logos) but ῥῆμα (rJhma), and thus could refer to the call of the Lord to John to begin ministry.

³ tn Or “desert.”