Luke 3:1

* The two F.O.G. Bibles & Commentary below are currently a work in progress.

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
World English Bible (WEB)
Now{G1161} in{G1722} the fifteenth{G4003} year{G2094} of the reign{G2231} of Tiberius{G5086} Caesar{G2541}, Pontius{G4194} Pilate{G4091} being governor{G2230}{(G5723)} of Judaea{G2449}, and{G2532} Herod{G2264} being tetrarch{G5075}{(G5723)} of Galilee{G1056}, and{G1161} his{G846} brother{G80} Philip{G5376} tetrarch{G5075}{(G5723)} of Ituraea{G2484} and{G2532} of the region{G5561} of Trachonitis{G5139}, and{G2532} Lysanias{G3078} the tetrarch{G5075}{(G5723)} of Abilene{G9},
Strong's King James
(1) Now in the 15th year of Tiberius Caesar's reign, Pontius Pilate was Judea's governor, Herod was tetrarch (ruler) of Galilee and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene.
The F.O.G*
[1] In the fifteenth year of Emperor Tiberius's reign, when Pontius Pilate governed Judea, Herod ruled Galilee, his brother Philip governed Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias ruled Abilene—God's timeline intersected with human history.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
And in the fifteenth year of the government of Tiberius Caesar—Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother, tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene—
Young's Literal Translation

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