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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 3:3-6

Luke 3:3-6. And he came into all the country about Jordan He made his first public appearance in the wilderness of Judea, Matthew 3:1; that is, in the uncultivated and thinly-inhabited parts of the hill-country round Hebron, where his father dwelt; Luke 1:39-40; but after his fame was spread abroad, and many came to him, he left Judea and passed over Jordan, residing chiefly at Bethabara, for the conveniency of baptizing, John 1:28; John 10:40. He travelled, however, through all that... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 3:1-17

15. Preaching of John the Baptist (Matthew 3:1-12; Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:1-17; John 1:19-28)The preaching of John soon attracted opposition from the Jewish religious leaders. They sent representatives to question him and then report back on what he taught and who he claimed to be. John denied that he was promoting himself as some new leader in Israel. He did not consider himself to be either the prophet of Deuteronomy 18:15,Deuteronomy 18:18 or the ‘Elijah’ promised in Malachi 4:5. He was only a... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 3:5

5. Every valley, &c.—levelling and smoothing, obvious figures, the sense of which is in the first words of the proclamation, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord." read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 3:1-6

1. The beginning of John’s ministry 3:1-6 (cf. Matthew 3:1-6; Mark 1:1-6) read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 3:1-13

III. THE PREPARATION FOR JESUS’ MINISTRY 3:1-4:13Luke next narrated events that paved the way for Jesus’ public ministry in Galilee and Judea. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 3:1-20

A. The ministry of John the Baptist 3:1-20John’s ministry, as Jesus’, did not begin until he was a mature man. This section of the Gospel shows the vital place John played as Messiah’s forerunner. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 3:4-6

All three synoptic writers quoted Isaiah 40:3 as the prophecy that John fulfilled, and John the evangelist recorded John the Baptist quoting it of himself (cf. John 1:23). However, Luke alone also quoted Isaiah 40:4-5. These verses contained the preparations made for a royal visitor that were common in the Greco-Roman world. They also included the fact that all people would experience the salvation that God would provide. One of Luke’s main themes was the universal scope of salvation (cf. Luke... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 3:1-38

John’s Ministry. Baptism and Genealogy of Jesus1-14.. Preliminary Ministry of the Baptist (Matthew 3:1; Mark 1:1). See on Mt.1. In the fifteenth year] If the years of Tiberius are reckoned from the death of Augustus, who died 14 a.d., the date is 28, 29 a.d. Most authorities, however, suppose that the years of Tiberius are here reckoned from 11 a.d., when he was made the colleague of Augustus in the empire, with equal authority over all the provinces and armies. This gives the date 25, 26 a.d.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 3:3-9

(3-9) And he came into all the country . . .—The words paint the mission-work of John somewhat more vividly than those of St. Matthew and St. Mark, who represent the people flocking to Him from Jerusalem and Judæa. The two facts together complete the picture.The baptism of repentance.—See Notes on Matthew 3:1-11, and Mark 1:4-6. In his description of the Baptism, St. Luke agrees verbally with the latter. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 3:5

(5) (a) The fact that the genealogy goes back to Adam may have been originally in the document which St. Luke translated, without any special significance; but it at least falls in with the whole character of his Gospel as intended to set forth the universality of the gospel, to prepare the way for the truth of the brotherhood of mankind in Christ. It represented Christ as the second Adam, as St. Matthew’s genealogy represented Him as the heir of Abraham. (b) The insertion of Cainan between... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 3:3-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 3:1-17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 3:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 3:1-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 3:1-13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 3:1-20

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 3:4-6

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 3:1-38

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 3:3-9

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Luke 3:5

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