Luke 3:2

during the high priesthood ¹  of Annas and Caiaphas, the word ²  of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. ³ 

Isa 40:3; Jer 1:2; Jer 2:1; Eze 1:3; Ho 1:1,2; Jon 1:1; Mic 1:1; Zep 1:1; Mt 3:1; Mt 11:7; Mr 1:3; Lu 1:59-63; Lu 1:80; Joh 1:23; Joh 11:49-51; Joh 18:13,14,24; Ac 4:6

¹ sn Use of the singular high priesthood to mention two figures is unusual but accurate, since Annas was the key priest from a.d. 6-15 and then his relatives were chosen for many of the next several years. After two brief tenures by others, his son-in-law Caiaphas came to power and stayed there until a.d. 36.

² tn The term translated “word” here is not λόγος (logos) but ῥῆμα (rJhma), and thus could refer to the call of the Lord to John to begin ministry.

³ tn Or “desert.”