Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
Parallel translations
- WEB Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of God’s Kingdom,
- BSB After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
- NKJV Now after John was put in prison, Jesus came to Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,
- NASB Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,
- NLT Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God’s Good News.
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Quick answer
After John's arrest, Jesus comes to Galilee proclaiming the good news of God's kingdom. The Messiah's public preaching begins.
Overview
John's imprisonment marks a transition: the forerunner's work gives way to the Messiah's. Jesus' message centers on the 'good news of God's kingdom,' God's saving reign breaking into the world. This kingdom is the heart of Jesus' preaching and is ultimately established through His death and resurrection.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Matt 4:23And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people.
- Matt 4:12Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
- Luke 8:1And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him,
- Matt 9:35And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.
- Isa 61:1–3The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- Eph 2:17And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
- Luke 4:17–19And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
- Luke 4:43–44And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.
- Acts 28:23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
- Acts 20:25And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
- Matt 14:2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
- John 3:22–24After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
- Matt 11:2Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,
- Luke 3:20Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
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