Matthew 4:12
And, hearing that, John, had been delivered up, he retired into Galilee;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
In Context
11Then, the adversary leaveth him,—and lo! messengers came near, and began ministering unto him.
Cross References
Mark 1:14And after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the glad-message of God,
Luke 3:20added this also unto all,—he locked up John in prison.
Luke 4:31And he came down into Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath;
John 4:43But, after the two days, he went forth from thence, 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 →