Luke 3:1
ContextNETBible | In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, 1 when Pontius Pilate 2 was governor of Judea, and Herod 3 was tetrarch 4 of Galilee, and his brother Philip 5 was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias 6 was tetrarch of Abilene, |
XREF | Ge 49:10; Mt 14:3; Mr 6:17; Lu 2:1; Lu 3:19; Lu 9:7; Lu 23:1-4,24; Lu 23:6-11; Ac 4:27; Ac 23:26; Ac 24:27; Ac 26:30 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “Emperor Tiberius” (“Caesar” is a title for the Roman emperor). sn Tiberius Caesar was the Roman emperor Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus, who ruled from 2 sn The rule of Pontius Pilate is also described by Josephus, J. W. 2.9.2-4 (2.169-177) and Ant. 18.3.1 (18.55-59). 3 sn Herod refers here to Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great. He ruled from 4 4 sn A tetrarch was a ruler with rank and authority lower than a king, who ruled only with the approval of the Roman authorities. This was roughly equivalent to being governor of a region. Several times in the NT, Herod tetrarch of Galilee is called a king (Matt 14:9, Mark 6:14-29), reflecting popular usage. 5 sn Philip refers to Herod Philip, son of Herod the Great and brother of Herod Antipas. Philip ruled as tetrarch of Iturea and Trachonitis from 4 6 sn Nothing else is known about Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene. |