John 3:24

24 (For John had not yet been thrown 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 these [things] Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.

23 Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and they were coming and were being baptized.

24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

25 So a dispute occurred on the part of John's disciples with a Jew concerning purification.

26 And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, about whom you testified--look, this one is baptizing, and all are coming to him!"