The Ministry of John the Baptist In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
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2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness.
3He went into all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
1The Census and the Birth of Jesus Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus to register all the empire for taxes.
2This was the first registration, taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3Everyone went to his own town to be registered.
1The Death of John the Baptist At that time Herod the tetrarch heard reports about Jesus,
6Jesus Brought Before Herod Now when Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean.
7When he learned that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who also happened to be in Jerusalem at that time.
5Birth Announcement of John the Baptist During the reign of Herod king of Judea, there lived a priest named Zechariah who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and he had a wife named Elizabeth, who was a descendant of Aaron.
19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,
20Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.
21The Baptism of Jesus Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,
1The Ministry of John the Baptist In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,
3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
27“For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
7Herod’s Confusion about Jesus Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead,
15During the feast the governor was accustomed to release one prisoner to the crowd, whomever they wanted.
23The Genealogy of Jesus So Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years old. He was the son(as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,
24the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,
1James is Killed and Peter Imprisoned About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.
34When the governor had read the letter, he asked what province he was from. When he learned that he was from Cilicia,
35he said,“I will give you a hearing when your accusers arrive too.” Then he ordered that Paul be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.
12Preaching in Galilee Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.
21But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.
9The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus Now in those days Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River.
14Preaching in Galilee and the Call of the Disciples Now after John was imprisoned, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
8Now while Zechariah was serving as priest before God when his division was on duty,
2They tied him up, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate the governor.
6Annas the high priest was there, and Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and others who were members of the high priest’s family.
12That very day Herod and Pilate became friends with each other, for prior to this they had been enemies.
13Jesus Brought Before the Crowd Then Pilate called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people,
22But when he heard that Archelaus was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.
13The Baptism of Jesus Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.
1The Visit of the Wise Men After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, in the time of King Herod, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem
29the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,
37you know what happened throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John announced:
1¶ Jesus Ascends to Heaven I wrote the former account, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach
3When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.
13When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat in the place called“The Stone Pavement”(Gabbatha in Aramaic).
1A Call to Repent Now there were some present on that occasion who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
24Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.
3For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”
3So it seemed good to me as well, because I have followed all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
15Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob,
7Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.
24(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
9Herod said,“I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.
13They brought him first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.
2They began to accuse him, saying,“We found this man subverting our nation, forbidding us to pay the tribute tax to Caesar and claiming that he himself is Christ, a king.”
6Jesus and Barabbas During the feast it was customary to release one prisoner to the people, whomever they requested.