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King James Version (1611 Edition)

John 3:24

For Iohn was not yet cast into prison.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - John;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Grace;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - John the baptist;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Episcopacy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Faith;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gospels;   Jesus Christ;   John the Baptist;   John, the Gospel According to;   Holman Bible Dictionary - John;   John, the Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gospels;   John, Gospel of;   John, Theology of;   Mss;   Scribes;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Herod ;   John the Baptist;   Prisoner;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - James;   John, Gospel of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
since John had not yet been thrown into prison.
King James Version
For John was not yet cast into prison.
English Standard Version
(for John had not yet been put in prison).
New American Standard Bible
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
New Century Version
(This was before John was put into prison.)
Amplified Bible
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
Legacy Standard Bible
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
Berean Standard Bible
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
Complete Jewish Bible
(This was before Yochanan's imprisonment.)
Darby Translation
for John was not yet cast into prison.
Easy-to-Read Version
This was before John was put in prison.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For Iohn was not yet cast into prison.
George Lamsa Translation
For John was not yet cast into prison.
Good News Translation
(This was before John had been put in prison.)
Lexham English Bible
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
Literal Translation
For John had not yet been thrown into the prison.
American Standard Version
For John was not yet cast into prison.
Bible in Basic English
For at this time John had not been put into prison.
Hebrew Names Version
For Yochanan was not yet thrown into prison.
International Standard Version
since John had not yet been thrown into prison.Matthew 14:3;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
for not yet was Juchanon cast into the house of the bound.
Murdock Translation
For John had not yet fallen into prison.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For Iohn was not yet cast into prison.
English Revised Version
For John was not yet cast into prison.
World English Bible
For John was not yet thrown into prison.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For John was not yet cast into prison.
Weymouth's New Testament
(For John was not yet in prison.)
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Joon was not yit sent in to prisoun.
Update Bible Version
For John was not yet cast into prison.
Webster's Bible Translation
For John was not yet cast into prison.
New English Translation
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
New King James Version
For John had not yet been thrown into prison.
New Living Translation
(This was before John was thrown into prison.)
New Life Bible
John had not been put in prison yet.
New Revised Standard
—John, of course, had not yet been thrown into prison.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
for, not yet, had John been cast into prison.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For John was not yet cast into prison.
Revised Standard Version
For John had not yet been put in prison.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For Iohn was not yet cast into preson.
Young's Literal Translation
for John was not yet cast into the prison --
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
for Iohn was not yet put in preson.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for John was not yet cast into prison.
Simplified Cowboy Version
(This was before John was thrown in the slammer.)

Contextual Overview

22 After these things, came Iesus and his disciples into the land of Iudea, and there hee taried with them, and baptized. 23 And Iohn also was baptizing in Aenon, neere to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24 For Iohn was not yet cast into prison. 25 Then there arose a question between some of Iohns disciples and the Iewes, about purifying. 26 And they came vnto Iohn, and said vnto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Iordane, to whom thou barest witnesse, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27 Iohn answered, and said, A man can receiue nothing, except it be giuen him from heauen. 28 Ye your selues beare me witnesse, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29 He that hath the bride, is the bridegrome: but the friend of the bridegrome, which standeth and heareth him, reioyceth greatly because of the bridegromes voice: This my ioy therefore is fulfilled. 30 Hee must increase, but I must decrease. 31 Hee that commeth from aboue, is aboue all: hee that is of the earth, is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: hee that cometh from heauen is aboue all:

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Matthew 4:12, Matthew 14:3, Mark 6:17, Luke 3:19, Luke 3:20, Luke 9:7-9

Reciprocal: Matthew 11:2 - in

Cross-References

Genesis 3:2
And the woman said vnto the serpent, Wee may eate of the fruite of the trees of the garden:
Genesis 3:8
And they heard the voyce of the LORD God, walking in the garden in the coole of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselues from the presence of the LORD God, amongst the trees of the garden.
Genesis 3:9
And the LORD God called vnto Adam, and said vnto him, Where art thou?
Genesis 3:16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorowe and thy conception. In sorow thou shalt bring forth children: and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and hee shall rule ouer thee.
Genesis 3:17
And vnto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commaunded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake: in sorow shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.
Genesis 3:18
Thornes also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee: and thou shalt eate the herbe of the field.
Genesis 3:22
And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of vs, to know good & euill. And now lest hee put foorth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eate and liue for euer:
Exodus 25:2
Speake vnto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of euery man that giueth it willingly with his heart, ye shall take my offering.
Numbers 22:23
And the Asse sawe the Angel of the Lord standing in the way, and his sword drawen in his hand: and the asse turned aside out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the asse, to turne her into the way.
Joshua 5:13
And it came to passe when Ioshua was by Iericho, that he lift vp his eyes, and looked, and beholde, there stood a man ouer against him, with his sword dawen in his hand: and Ioshua went vnto him, and said vnto him, Art thou for vs, or for our aduersaries?

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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; and this circumstance shows, that these things were done before that journey of Christ into Galilee, mentioned in Matthew 4:12.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For John was not yet cast into prison - See Luke 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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