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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Luke 3:3-22

(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 Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying 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 shall be made smooth: (6) And all flesh shall see the salvation... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Luke 3:15-20

15-20 John the Baptist disowned being himself the Christ, but confirmed the people in their expectations of the long-promised Messiah. He could only exhort them to repent, and assure them of forgiveness upon repentance; but he could not work repentance in them, nor confer remission on them. Thus highly does it become us to speak of Christ, and thus humbly of ourselves. John can do no more than baptize with water, in token that they ought to purify and cleanse themselves; but Christ can, and... read more

Frank Binford Hole

F. B. Hole's Old and New Testament Commentary - Luke 3:1-99

Luke 3 THE COMMENCEMENT of John’s ministry is very fully dated in the opening two verses. They show that things were entirely out of course, government was vested in the Gentiles, and even in Israel things were in confusion, for there were two high priests instead of one. Hence repentance was the dominant note in his preaching. Earlier prophets had reasoned with Israel and recalled them to the broken law. John no longer does this, but demands repentance. They were to acknowledge that they were... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Luke 3:15-20

John's testimony concerning Christ: v. 15. And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John whether he were the Christ or not, v. 16. John answered, saying unto 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; v. 17. whose fan is in His hand, and He will throughly purge His floor, and will gather the wheat into His... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Luke 3:1-22

PART SECONDThe Beneficent Activity and Holy Behavior of the Son of Man___________FIRST SECTIONTESTIMONY BORNE TO MESSIAHLuke 3:0A. By the Preaching and Baptism of John. Luke 3:1-221Now, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor [procurator] of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the1 tetrarchof Abilene, 2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests,2 the word... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - Luke 3:15-22

Luke JOHN’S WITNESS TO JESUS, AND GOD’S Luk_3:15 - Luk_3:22 . This passage falls into three parts: John’s witness to the coming Messiah Luk_3:15 - Luk_3:17; John’s undaunted rebuke of sin in high places, and its penalty Luk_3:18 - Luk_3:20; and God’s witness to Jesus Luk_3:21 - Luk_3:22. I. Luke sharply parts off the Baptist’s work as a preacher of repentance and plain morality from his work as the herald who preceded the king. The former is delineated in Luk_3:7 - Luk_3:14 , and its... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Luke 3:15-23

the Herald Silenced; the Messiah Appears Luke 3:15-23 We are told that the time of John’s appearance was the Sabbatic year, when field-work was suspended, and the people had comparative leisure. In his passion for God, reality and truth, John asked for nothing of men; but men were willing to give him anything. The impression he made on his age was due to his selfless devotion to the coming Kingdom and its King. The great cities emptied themselves into the Jordan valley. The youth of... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Luke 3:1-38

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 time is given to us: the empire under Tiberius Caesar, the commonwealth of Israel divided and governed by four of Rome's vassals, the priesthood degraded by a dual leadership contrary to all the law of God. It was then that the Word of God came to John, the most important event of the time. With the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Luke 3:19-20

A SHARP CONTRAST‘Herod the tetrarch … John in prison.’ Luke 3:19-Proverbs : There could hardly be a sharper contrast than that presented in the careers of Herod Antipas and John the Baptist. I. Herod a lofty and John a lowly position.—Yet John was loved, and Herod was hated. In the heart of Herod, bitterness; in the heart of John, peace. Not outward position, but good conscience which makes life worth living. II. The life-history of the two provides a contrast. Keynote to the character of... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Luke 3:19-20

John Is Rejected By Herod (3:19-20). ‘But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done, added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.’ Finally we come to the last verse in the chiasmus which parallels the opening verse (Luke 3:1). Here we discover what those great rulers can do. The word was always surrounded on all sides by powerful people who would seek to suppress it. We have had such people listed... read more