King James Version

Luke 3:2

Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “[the] high priesthood” (ἀρχιερέως) before Annas here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “[the] high priesthoods” (ἀρχιερέων) before Annas here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (τοῦ) before Zechariah here.

ἐπὶepibeingἐπίpreposition — “being”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.beingἀρχιερέωςarchiereōshigh priestsἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “high priests”, the of-formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “high priest”.the high priestsἍνναhannaAnnasἍννας (hannas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Annas”, the of-formG452Annas, high priest at Jerusalem.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ΚαϊάφαkaiaphaCaiaphasΚαϊάφας (kaiaphas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Caiaphas”, the of-formG2533Caiaphas, Jewish high priest.ἐγένετοegenetocameγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “came”, a single actionG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.cameῥῆμαrhēmadeclarationῥῆμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “declaration”, the subject formG4487a thing spoken, (a) a word or saying of any kind, as command, report, promise, (b) a thing, matter, business.θεοῦtheouGodθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.ἐπὶepiuntoἐπίpreposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.untoἸωάννηνiōannēnJohnἸωάννης (iōannēs)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “John”, the object formG2491John: the Baptist, the apostle, a member of the Sanhedrin, or John Mark.Johnτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.Ζαχαρίουzachariouof ZachariasΖαχαρίας (zacharias)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Zacharias”, the of-formG2197Zechariah, (a) a priest referred to as a son of Jehoiada, (b) another priest, father of John the Baptist.of Zachariasυἱὸνhuionsonυἱός (huios)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “son”, the object formG5207a son, descendent.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐρήμῳerēmōwildernessἔρημος (erēmos)adjective, dative, singular, feminine — “wilderness”, the to- or for-formG2048as an adj: deserted, desolate, waste; hence: the desert, to the east and south of Palestine; of a person: deserted, abandoned, desolate.the wilderness

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἀρχιερέωνarchiereōnhigh priestsἀρχιερεύς (archiereus)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “high priests”, the of-formG749high priest, chief priest.This verse uses “high priest”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests — there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests — there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Under the high priests Annas and Caiphas; the word of the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert.

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