John 3:24

John 3:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For John was not yet cast into prison.
• English Standard Version (ESV)(for John had not yet been put in prison).
• New King James Version (NKJV)For John had not yet been thrown into prison.
• New Living Translation (NLT)(This was before John was thrown into prison.)

Context of John 3:24

22After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. 23Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized. (This was before John was put in prison.) 25An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing. 26They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”

John 3:24 word by word

οὔπω γὰρ ἦν βεβλημένος εἰς τὴν φυλακὴν ὁ Ἰωάννης.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• Johnὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• not yetοὔπωoupō · not yetG3768
• castβάλλωballō · to throw: putG906
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438

Cross-references for John 3:24

• Matthew 4:12When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.
• Matthew 14:3Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
• Mark 6:17For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.
• Luke 3:19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done,
• Luke 9:7Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was going on. And he was perplexed because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead,

Commentaries on John 3:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24For 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-36Verses 22-36 John was fully satisfied with the place and work assigned him; but Jesus came on a more important work. He also knew that Jesus would increase in honour and influence, for of his government and peace there would be no end, while he himself would be less followed. John knew that Jesus came from heaven as the Son of God, while he was a sinful, mortal man, who could only speak about the more plain subjects of religion. The words of Jesus were…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Before King Herod imprisoned John (see Matthew 14:1–12; Mark 1:14; 6:14–29; Luke 3:19–20), he and Jesus were both ministering near the Jordan River. They were working in the same general area. After John was arrested, Jesus left that region. He traveled north to Galilee and began his ministry there (Mark 1:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22-3622-24. land of Judea--the rural parts of that province, the foregoing conversation being held in the capital. baptized--in the sense explained in Joh 4:2.Read the comment

Topics related to John 3:24

• John

In the dictionaries

• Born
• Condemn
• Condemnation
• Darkness
• Decrease
• Faith
• Increase
• Love
• Testify
• Truth

Commentaries on John 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings