[[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[Luke Overview]] [[Luke 02]] [[Luke 04]] # Luke 03 📖 > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### The Ministry of John the Baptist **Principle**: Pure Gospel = Repent. Hope has come. [[#Verse 01.]] 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,  [[#Verse 02.]] during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the wilderness. [[#Verse 03.]] He went into all the region around the Jordan River, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. [[#Verse 04.]] As it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, **_“The voice_** **_of one shouting in the wilderness:_** **_‘Prepare the way for the Lord,_** **_make_** **_his paths straight_**. [[#Verse 05.]] **_Every valley will be filled,_** **_and every mountain and hill will be brought low,_** **_and the crooked will be made straight,_** **_and the rough ways will be made smooth,_** [[#Verse 06.]]  **_and all humanity_** **_will see the salvation of God.’”_** [[Isaiah 40]] [[#Verse 07.]] So John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?  [[#Verse 08.]] Therefore produce fruit that proves your repentance, and don’t begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God can raise up children for Abraham from these stones!  [[#Verse 09.]] Even now the ax is laid at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.” [[#Verse 10.]] So the crowds were asking him, “What then should we do?” [[#Verse 11.]] John answered them, “The person who has two tunics must share with the person who has none, and the person who has food must do likewise.”  [[#Verse 12.]] Tax collectors also came to be baptized, and they said to him, “Teacher, what should we do?” [[#Verse 13.]] He told them, “Collect no more than you are required to.”  [[#Verse 14.]] Then some soldiers also asked him, “And as for us—what should we do?” He told them, “Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay.” [[#Verse 15.]] While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ, [[#Verse 16.]] John answered them all, “I baptize you with water, but one more powerful than I am is coming—I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. [[#Verse 17.]] His winnowing fork is in his hand to clean out his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his storehouse, but the chaff he will burn up with inextinguishable fire.” [[#Verse 18.]] And in this way, with many other exhortations, John proclaimed good news to the people.  [[#Verse 19.]] But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,  [[#Verse 20.]] Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison. ### The Baptism of Jesus **Principle**: Follow His example. [[#Verse 21.]] Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus also was baptized. And while he was praying, the heavens opened,  [[#Verse 22.]] and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, “You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.” ### The Genealogy of Jesus **Principle**: Genealogy through Mary. [[#Verse 23.]] 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,  [[#Verse 24.]] the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph,  [[#Verse 25.]] the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai,  [[#Verse 26.]] the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, [[#Verse 27.]] the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, [[#Verse 28.]] the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er,  [[#Verse 29.]] the son of Joshua, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi,  [[#Verse 30.]] the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliakim,  [[#Verse 31.]] the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, [[#Verse 32.]] the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nahshon,  [[#Verse 33.]] the son of Amminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah,  [[#Verse 34.]] the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor,  [[#Verse 35.]] the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah,  [[#Verse 36.]] the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech,  [[#Verse 37.]] the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalalel, the son of Kenan,  [[#Verse 38.]] the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. ## ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ###### Verse 23. ###### Verse 24. ###### Verse 25. ###### Verse 26. ###### Verse 27. ###### Verse 28. ###### Verse 29. ###### Verse 30. ###### Verse 31. ###### Verse 32. ###### Verse 33. ###### Verse 34. ###### Verse 35. ###### Verse 36. ###### Verse 37. ###### Verse 38. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write down things that are not straight from commentary but interesting facts that ground the text in history. %% ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📌 Observation 1 - 📌 Observation 2 - 📌 Observation 3 - (Add more as needed.) #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? %% #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Coming Soon. - ✅ Coming Soon. ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.) %% ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 - 🔗 %% Examples: - John 1:1 and Genesis 1 - Romans 5 and Genesis 3 %% ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection - coming soon %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write 3–6 sentences reflecting on: - How this chapter encourages your faith, - Convicts your heart, - Reveals God's character. Optional format: "In light of this chapter, I am challenged to..." or "I am comforted by..." %% --- ##### 📂 Internal Links/Personal Notes