Matthew 4:12
Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
In Context
11Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.
Cross References
Mark 1:14Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,
Luke 3:20Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.
Luke 4:31And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.
John 4:43And after the two days he went on from there into Galilee.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 4:2-12
The Temptation of Christ. 1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. 2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. 3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a… Read the whole commentary →