Luke 3:18

Luke 3:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
• New International Version (NIV)And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So with many other exhortations he preached good news to the people.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And with many other exhortations he preached to the people.

Context of Luke 3:18

16John answered them all, “I baptize you with water, but one who is 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. 17His winnowing shovel is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and gather the wheat into his barn, but the chaff he will burn with fire that never goes out.” Then, along with many other exhortations, he proclaimed good news to the people. 19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the evil things he had done, 20Herod added this to everything else — he locked up John in prison.

Luke 3:18 word by word

Πολλὰ μὲν οὖν καὶ ἕτερα παρακαλῶν εὐηγγελίζετο τὸν λαόν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·οὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• other thingsἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• in his exhortationπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• preached heεὐαγγελίζομαιeuaggelizō · to speak good newsG2097
• unto the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the peopleλαόςlaos · a peopleG2992

Cross-references for Luke 3:18

• John 1:15(John testified concerning him and exclaimed, “This was the one of whom I said, ‘The one coming after me ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’”)
• John 3:29He who has the bride is the groom. But the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly at the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine is complete.
• Acts 2:40With many other words he testified and strongly urged them, saying, “Be saved from this corrupt generation!”

Commentaries on Luke 3:18

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-18Verses 16-18 See the notes at Matthew 3:11-12.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-20Verses 15-20 John the Baptist disowned being himself the Christ, but confirmed the people in their expectations of the long-promised Messiah. He could only exhort them to repent, and assure them of forgiveness upon repentance; but he could not work repentance in them, nor confer remission on them. Thus highly does it become us to speak of Christ, and thus humbly of ourselves. John can do no more than baptize with water, in token that they ought to purify…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. many other things, &c.--such as we read in Joh 1:29, 33, 34; 3:27-36. (Also see on Mt 3:12.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 3:18

• John

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• Demand
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• Reprove
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• Violence
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• Antediluvian Patriarchs
• Exhortation
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

Commentaries on Luke 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings