John 3:24

For John had not yet been cast into prison.

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For John was not yet cast into prison.

In Context

23Now John was also baptizing, at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water in that place. And they were arriving and being baptized.

25Then a dispute occurred between the disciples of John and the Jews, about purification.

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Cross References

Matthew 14:3For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him, and put him in prison, because of Herodias, the wife of his brother.

Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, when he was corrected by him concerning Herodias, his brother’s wife, and concerning all the evils that Herod had done,

Matthew Henry on John 3:23-36

John's Testimony to Christ. 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24 For John was not yet cast into prison. 25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest… Read the whole commentary →

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