Herod also added this to them all: he locked John up in prison.
Parallel translations
- WEB added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
- KJV Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
- BSB Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
- NKJV also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison.
- NLT So Herod put John in prison, adding this sin to his many others.
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Quick answer
Herod responds to John's rebuke by adding to his sins, imprisoning John. Hardened hearts answer correction with greater evil.
Overview
Rather than repenting, Herod silences the prophet by shutting him in prison—piling sin upon sin. Luke notes this here to round off John's ministry before turning fully to Jesus. The imprisonment reveals the cost of faithful witness and the hardness of those who reject God's word.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- 2 Chr 24:17–22Now after the death of Jehoiada, the princes of Judah came, and bowed down to the king. Then the king listened to them.
- Matt 21:35–41The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
- Luke 13:31–34On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you.”
- Rev 16:6For they poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink. They deserve this.”
- John 3:24For John was not yet thrown into prison.
- Matt 23:31–33Therefore you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets.
- 1 Th 2:15–16who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and didn’t please God, and are contrary to all men;
- Matt 22:6–7and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.
- Jer 2:30“I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
- 2 Kgs 21:16Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; besides his sin with which he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
- 2 Kgs 24:4and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and Yahweh would not pardon.
- Neh 9:26“Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against you, cast your law behind their back, killed your prophets that testified against them to turn them again to you, and they committed awful blasphemies.
- 2 Chr 36:16but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until Yahweh’s wrath arose against his people, until there was no remedy.
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