Luke 3:20

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

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

In Context

19but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,

21Now when all the people were baptised, Jesus also had been baptised and was praying. The sky was opened,

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Cross References

2 Kings 21:16Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; in addition to his sin with which he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the LORD’s sight.

2 Chronicles 24:17Now after the death of Jehoiada, the princes of Judah came and bowed down to the king. Then the king listened to them.

Nehemiah 9:26“Nevertheless they were disobedient and rebelled against you, cast your law behind their back, killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful blasphemies.

Matthew 21:35The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

Matthew 23:31Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.

John 3:24for John was not yet thrown into prison.

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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