John 3:24

24 (This was before John was put into prison.)

John 3:24 Meaning and Commentary

John 3:24

For John was not yet cast into prison.
] As he afterwards was by Herod, for the sake of Herodias, because he reproved Herod for taking her to be his wife, when she was wife to his brother Philip; see ( Matthew 14:3 Matthew 14:4 ) ; and this circumstance shows, that these things were done before that journey of Christ into Galilee, mentioned in ( Matthew 4:12 Matthew 4:13 ) .

John 3:24 In-Context

22 After this, Jesus and his followers went into the area of Judea, where he stayed with his followers and baptized people.
23 John was also baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were going there to be baptized.
24 (This was before John was put into prison.)
25 Some of John's followers had an argument with a Jew about religious washing.
26 So they came to John and said, "Teacher, remember the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you spoke about so much? He is baptizing, and everyone is going to him."
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