Matthew 4:12
Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
In Context
11Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
Cross References
Mark 1:14Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Luke 3:20added this also to them all, that he shut up John in the prison.
Luke 4:31And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath day:
John 4:43And after the two days he went forth from thence, and went away 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 →