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John the Baptist begins to preach
John the Baptist begins to preach is dated AD 27–29 in the Modern reckoning and AD 26 in the Traditional. It is told in Luke 3:2. John the Baptist is part of it.
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- AD 27–29
- Traditional reckoning
- AD 26
- How it's dated
- Roman reign years
The fifteenth year of Tiberius: AD 28/29 counted from when he ruled alone, AD 26/27 from when he ruled with Augustus.
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Sources: Theographic event 266; Luke 3:1.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Where: Jordan.
Which verses connect to Luke 3:2?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Jonah 1:18 votes
Now the word of the LORD came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying,
- Acts 4:68 votes
along with Annas the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and many others from the high priest’s family.
- Micah 1:16 votes
This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
- Luke 1:806 votes
And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the wilderness until the time of his public appearance to Israel.
- John 18:246 votes
Then Annas sent Him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
- Zephaniah 1:15 votes
This is the word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, in the days of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.