Annas
Caiaphas’ father-in-law
Who was Annas?
- He was high priest, together with Caiaphas, when John the Baptist began to preach. Luke 3:2-3
- He was the father-in-law of Caiaphas. Jesus was taken first to his house. John 18:13
- He was in the council that questioned Peter and John. Acts 4:5-7
What the Bible says
Luke 3:2-3
2Under the high priests Annas and Caiphas; the word of the Lord was made unto John, the son of Zachary, in the desert. 3And he came into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the baptism of penance for the remission of sins;
John 18:13
And they led him away to Annas first, for he was father in law to Caiphas, who was the high priest of that year.
Acts 4:5-7
5And it came to pass on the morrow, that their princes, and ancients, and scribes, were gathered together in Jerusalem; 6And Annas the high priest, and Caiphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest. 7And setting them in the midst, they asked: By what power, or by what name, have you done this?
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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