John 3:24
New International Version
(This was before John was put in prison.)

New Living Translation
(This was before John was thrown into prison.)

English Standard Version
(for John had not yet been put in prison).

Berean Standard Bible
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

Berean Literal Bible
For John had not yet been cast into the prison.

King James Bible
For John was not yet cast into prison.

New King James Version
For John had not yet been thrown into prison.

New American Standard Bible
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

NASB 1995
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

NASB 1977
For John had not yet been thrown into prison.

Legacy Standard Bible
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

Amplified Bible
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

Christian Standard Bible
since John had not yet been thrown into prison.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
since John had not yet been thrown into prison.

American Standard Version
For John was not yet cast into prison.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For Yohannan had not yet gone to prison.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For John was not yet cast into prison.

English Revised Version
For John was not yet cast into prison.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
since John had not yet been put in prison.)

Good News Translation
This was before John had been put in prison.)

International Standard Version
since John had not yet been thrown into prison.

Literal Standard Version
for John was not yet cast into the prison—

Majority Standard Bible
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

New American Bible
for John had not yet been imprisoned.

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

New Revised Standard Version
—John, of course, had not yet been thrown into prison.

New Heart English Bible
For John was not yet thrown into prison.

Webster's Bible Translation
For John was not yet cast into prison.

Weymouth New Testament


World English Bible
for John was not yet thrown into prison.

Young's Literal Translation
for John was not yet cast into the prison --

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Context
John's Testimony about Jesus
23Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized. 24(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.) 25Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.…

Cross References
Matthew 4:12
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.

Matthew 14:3
Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

Mark 6:17
For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip's wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.

Luke 3:20
Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

John 3:23
Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.


Treasury of Scripture

For John was not yet cast into prison.

Matthew 4:12
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

Matthew 14:3
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

Mark 6:17
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.

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John 3
1. Jesus teaches Nicodemus the necessity of being born again,
14. of faith in his death,
16. the great love of God toward the world,
18. and the condemnation for unbelief.
22. Jesus baptizes in Judea.
23. The baptism, witness, and doctrine of John concerning Jesus.














(24) Was not yet cast into prison.--This Judaean ministry, then, preceded the Galilean ministry of the earlier Gospels. (See John 4:3, and Note on Matthew 4:12.)

Verse 24. - For John had not yet been cast into the prison. This clause shows that the evangelist was alive to the apparent discrepancy which his account of a Judaean ministry might otherwise have suggested with the synoptic chronological initium of the Galilaean ministry. The remark shows that all that happened preceded that ministry, and equates the journey through Samaria with that mentioned in Matthew 4:12. Even Hilgenfeld says, "Involuntarily the fourth evangelist here testifies to his acquaintance with the synoptical narrative." In our opinion it was designed and spontaneous. The first journey to Galilee, mentioned in John 1:43, was not the commencement of a public prophetic ministry, and the synoptists are silent about it. The ἀνεχώρησεν, he "withdrew," shows that there was some reason for his abrupt departure, over and above what was stated. John gives the reason for the departure by John 4:1, 2, where the conduct of the Pharisees was becoming more watchful and jealous. The authority which John here assumes to correct and enlarge apostolic tradition, reveals the claim of one who professed unique knowledge of inexpugnable facts.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
(For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

John
Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.

{had} not yet
οὔπω (oupō)
Adverb
Strong's 3768: Not yet. From ou and po; not yet.

been
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

thrown
βεβλημένος (beblēmenos)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 906: (a) I cast, throw, rush, (b) often, in the weaker sense: I place, put, drop. A primary verb; to throw.

into
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

prison.)
φυλακὴν (phylakēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5438: From phulasso; a guarding or, the act, the person; figuratively, the place, the condition, or, the time, literally or figuratively.


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