Luke 3:20
added this also unto all,—he locked up John in prison.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 21:16Moreover also, innocent blood, did Manasseh shed in great abundance, till he had filled Jerusalem, from one end to the other, besides his committing the sins which he caused, Judah, to commit, in doing the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh.
2 Chronicles 24:17Now, after the death of Jehoiada, came the rulers of Judah, and bowed themselves down unto the king,—then, hearkened the king unto them.
Nehemiah 9:26But they murmured and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their back, and, thy prophets, they slew, who testified against them that they might turn them back unto thee,—and they wrought great insults.
Matthew 21:35And the husbandmen, taking his servants, one, indeed, they beat, and, another, slew,—and, another, stoned.
Matthew 23:31So that ye bear witness against yourselves, that ye are, sons, of them who murdered the prophets.
John 3:24for, not yet, had John been cast 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 →