Luke 3:20

Herod crowned them all by shutting John up in prison.

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In The King James Version

Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

In Context

19But when John rebuked Herod the ruler, for Herodia his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things that he had done,

21Now after the baptism of all the people, and when Jesus had been baptized and was still praying, the heavens opened,

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Cross References

Matthew 21:35But the tenants seized his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.

Matthew 23:31By doing this you are furnishing evidence against yourselves that you are true children of the people who murdered the prophets.

John 3:24(For John had not yet been imprisoned).

Matthew Henry on Luke 3:16-21

Imprisonment of John the Baptist. 15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; 16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire… Read the whole commentary →

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