Luke 3:5

Luke 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall become straight, and the rough places shall become level ways,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Every valley shall be filled And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough ways smooth;
• New Living Translation (NLT)The valleys will be filled, and the mountains and hills made level. The curves will be straightened, and the rough places made smooth.

Context of Luke 3:5

3He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways smooth. 6And all people will see God’s salvation.’ ” 7John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Luke 3:5 word by word

πᾶσα φάραγξ πληρωθήσεται καὶ πᾶν ὄρος καὶ βουνὸς ταπεινωθήσεται· καὶ ἔσται τὰ σκολιὰ εἰς εὐθείαν καὶ αἱ τραχεῖαι εἰς ὁδοὺς λείας·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·εἰςeis · towardG1519
• Everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• valleyφάραγξpharagx · valleyG5327
• shall be filledπληρόωplēroō · to fulfillG4137
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• mountainὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• hillβουνόςbounos · hillG1015
• shall be brought lowταπεινόωtapeinoō · to humbleG5013
• the crookedσκολιόςskolios · crookedG4646
• shall be madeεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• straightεὐθύςeuthus · StraightG2117
• the roughτραχύςtrachus · roughG5138
• waysὁδόςhodos · roadG3598
• smoothλεῖοςleios · smoothG3006

Cross-references for Luke 3:5

• Luke 1:51He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.
• Isaiah 2:11The eyes of the arrogant will be humbled and human pride brought low; the Lord alone will be exalted in that day.
• Isaiah 35:6Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert.
• Isaiah 40:4Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.
• Isaiah 49:11I will turn all my mountains into roads, and my highways will be raised up.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,
• Ezekiel 17:24All the trees of the forest will know that I the Lord bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. “ ‘I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.’ ”
• James 1:9Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.
• Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.
• Isaiah 45:2I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron.
• Hebrews 12:12Therefore, strengthen your feeble arms and weak knees.

Commentaries on Luke 3:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Every they shall be filled - All hinderances shall be taken out of the way: a quotation from the Greek version of Isaiah 40:4, containing an allusion to the preparations made in rough countries to facilitate the march of mighty kings and conquerors. See the instance produced on Matthew 3:3; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-9Verses 3-9 On the baptism of John - see the notes at Matthew 3.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The quotation is from the ancient Greek version of Isaiah 40:3–5. It describes God bringing the Jews back from exile in Babylon. After they returned (Ezra 1–2). John shouted in the wilderness to prepare God’s people for the Lord’s coming. God’s salvation is portrayed as a new exodus, bringing deliverance like the first exodus from Egypt. make straight paths for Him … the rough ways smooth: This image reflects the Middle Eastern custom of preparing a road…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Every valley, &c.--levelling and smoothing, obvious figures, the sense of which is in the first words of the proclamation, "Prepare ye the way of the Lord."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 3:5

• John
• Prophecy
• Quotations and Allusions

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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