for John was not yet thrown into prison.
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- Matthew 4:12 Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.
- Matthew 14:3 For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
- Mark 6:17 For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her.
- Luke 3:19-20 but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done, added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
- Luke 9:7-9 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead, and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again. Herod said, “I beheaded John, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” He sought to see him.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
Ver. 24. Cast into prison] The primitive bishops were found more frequently in prisons than palaces. Bocardo became a college of Quondams, {a} as the Marian martyrs merrily called it. If Petronius could tell Caesar that he had rather be with Cato in the prison house than with him in the senate house; why should it grieve any to suffer bonds with and for Christ? Chrysostom had rather be Paul a prisoner of Jesus Christ than Paul rapped up into tbe third heaven. (Homil. in Eph 3:1) Μετα Κατωνος εν οικηματι, μαλλον η μετα σου ενταυθα ειναι βουλομαι. (Dio Cass.)
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{a} The former holder of some office or position; one who has been deposed or ejected; ŒD
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain For John was yet in the exercise of his…
For John was yet in the exercise of his public ministry, not cast into prison, as he was soon after.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain For John was not yet cast into prison -…
For John was not yet cast into prison - See Luk 3:20. The mention of this shows that John was not imprisoned until some time after our Lord entered on his ministry. The design of John was to call men to repentance, and to prepare them for the Messiah, and this he continued to do after our Saviour commenced his work. It shows that a minister of religion should be industrious to the day of his death. John still toiled in his work not the “less” because the Messiah had come. So ministers should not labor less when Christ appears by his Spirit, and takes the work into his own hands, and turns many to himself.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain John not yet cast into prison--Hence it is plain…
John not yet cast into prison--Hence it is plain that our Lord's ministry did not commence with the imprisonment of John, though, but for this, we should have drawn that inference from Mat 4:12 and Mark's (Mar 1:14) express statement.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 24. John… not… prison—This verse is a remarkable indication…
24. John… not… prison—This verse is a remarkable indication that our Evangelist writes for a body of readers who had a previous general acquaintance with the facts of Christian history. He assumes that they were aware that John was imprisoned, and knew about the time.
Occasion and delivery of John’s closing testimony, 25-36. Compare notes on Joh_1:19-37.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 24. This corrects the impression, naturally derived from the…
24. This corrects the impression, naturally derived from the Synoptists, that Christ’s public ministry did not commence till after the imprisonment of the Baptist. The whole of these first three chapters and part of the fourth must be placed before Mat_4:12, where there are great gaps in the history.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (24) Was not yet cast into prison.—This Judæan ministry,…
(24) Was not yet cast into prison.—This Judæan ministry, then, preceded the Galilean ministry of the earlier Gospels. (See Joh_4:3, and Note on Mat_4:12.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For John had not yet been cast into the…
For John had not yet been cast into the prison. This clause shows that the evangelist was alive to the apparent discrepancy which his account of a Judaean ministry might otherwise have suggested with the synoptic chronological initium of the Galilaean ministry. The remark shows that all that happened preceded that ministry, and equates the journey through Samaria with that mentioned in Mat_4:12. Even Hilgenfeld says, Involuntarily the fourth evangelist here testifies to his acquaintance with the synoptical narrative." In our opinion it was designed and spontaneous. The first journey to Galilee, mentioned in Joh_1:43, was not the commencement of a public prophetic ministry, and the synoptists are silent about it. The anecwrhsen , he withdrew," shows that there was some reason for his abrupt departure, over and above what was stated. John gives the reason for the departure by Joh_4:1, Joh_4:2, where the conduct of the Pharisees was becoming more watchful and jealous. The authority which John here assumes to correct and enlarge apostolic tradition, reveals the claim of one who professed unique knowledge of inexpugnable facts.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 3:24 Before John was thrown into prison (see Matt…
3:24 Before John was thrown into prison (see Matt 14:1-12; Mark 1:14; 6:14-29; Luke 3:19-20), he and Jesus worked in close proximity at the Jordan River. Once John was arrested, Jesus moved north into Galilee (Mark 1:14).
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