Matthew 4:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now when it came to his ears that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee;

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Referenced Verses

  • Mark 1:14 : 14 Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,
  • Luke 3:20 : 20 Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.
  • Luke 4:14 : 14 And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.
  • Matt 14:3 : 3 For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
  • Mark 6:17 : 17 For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.
  • Luke 4:31 : 31 And he came down to Capernaum, a town of Galilee; and he was giving them teaching on the Sabbath.
  • John 3:24 : 24 For at this time John had not been put into prison.
  • John 4:43 : 43 And after the two days he went on from there into Galilee.
  • John 4:54 : 54 Now this is the second sign which Jesus did after he had come out of Judaea into Galilee.

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  • Mark 1:14
    83%

    14 Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,

  • John 4:3
    82%

    3 He went out of Judaea into Galilee again.

  • Matt 11:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1 And it came about that when Jesus had come to the end of giving these orders to his twelve disciples, he went away from there, teaching and preaching in their towns.

    2 Now when John had news in prison of the works of the Christ, he sent his disciples

  • Matt 4:13-17
    5 verses
    78%

    13 And going away from Nazareth, he came and made his living-place in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the country of Zebulun and Naphtali:

    14 So that the word of the prophet Isaiah might come true,

    15 The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles,

    16 The people who were in the dark saw a great light, and to those in the land of the shade of death did the dawn come up.

    17 From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.

  • John 4:43
    76%

    43 And after the two days he went on from there into Galilee.

  • John 3:24
    75%

    24 For at this time John had not been put into prison.

  • Mark 3:7
    75%

    7 And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,

  • John 10:40
    75%

    40 And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time.

  • Matt 19:1
    75%

    1 And it came about that after saying these words, Jesus went away from Galilee, and came into the parts of Judaea on the other side of Jordan.

  • Matt 14:1-3
    3 verses
    74%

    1 At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;

    2 And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.

    3 For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

  • Luke 4:44
    74%

    44 And he was teaching in the Synagogues of Galilee.

  • Matt 14:10
    74%

    10 And he sent and had John's head cut off in the prison.

  • Luke 3:20
    74%

    20 Did this most evil thing of all, and had John shut up in prison.

  • Matt 4:11
    74%

    11 Then the Evil One went away from him, and angels came and took care of him.

  • Luke 4:14
    74%

    14 And Jesus came back to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news of him went through all the country round about.

  • Matt 14:13
    74%

    13 Now when it came to the ears of Jesus, he went away from there in a boat, to a waste place by himself: and the people hearing of it, went after him on foot from the towns.

  • Mark 1:9
    73%

    9 And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

  • Matt 3:13
    73%

    13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.

  • Mark 1:12
    73%

    12 And straight away the Spirit sent him out into the waste land.

  • Luke 4:42
    73%

    42 And when it was day, he came out and went to a waste place; and great numbers of people came looking for him, and they came to him and would have kept him from going away.

  • John 4:1
    72%

    1 Now when it was clear to the Lord that word had come to the ears of the Pharisees that Jesus was making more disciples than John and was giving them baptism

  • John 4:45
    72%

    45 So when he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans took him to their hearts because of the things which they had seen him do in Jerusalem at the feast--they themselves having been there at the feast.

  • Matt 11:4
    72%

    4 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing:

  • Acts 10:37
    72%

    37 That word you yourselves have knowledge of, which was made public through all Judaea, starting from Galilee, after the baptism of which John was the preacher,

  • Matt 3:1
    72%

    1 And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

  • Luke 4:30
    72%

    30 But he came through them and went on his way.

  • Mark 1:38-39
    2 verses
    72%

    38 And he said to them, Let us go to other parts into the nearest towns, so that I may give teaching there, because for this purpose I came.

    39 And he went into their Synagogues in every part of Galilee, preaching and driving out evil spirits.

  • Matt 4:1
    72%

    1 Then Jesus was sent by the Spirit into the waste land to be tested by the Evil One.

  • Mark 1:45
    72%

    45 But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

  • Luke 4:1
    71%

    1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, came back from the Jordan, and was guided by the Spirit in the waste land

  • Matt 3:5
    71%

    5 Then Jerusalem and all Judaea went out to him, and all the people from near Jordan;

  • Luke 7:18
    71%

    18 And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

  • John 7:9
    71%

    9 Having said these things to them, he still kept in Galilee.

  • Matt 2:22
    71%

    22 But when it came to his ears that Archelaus was ruling over Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was in fear of going there; and God having given him news of the danger in a dream, he went out of the way into the country parts of Galilee.

  • Luke 9:7
    71%

    7 Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;

  • Luke 7:1
    71%

    1 After he had come to the end of all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.

  • Mark 1:28
    71%

    28 And news of him went out quickly everywhere into all parts of Galilee round about.

  • Mark 6:46
    71%

    46 And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.

  • Acts 13:24
    71%

    24 For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.

  • Matt 8:18
    71%

    18 Now when Jesus saw a great mass of people about him, he gave an order to go to the other side.

  • Matt 14:34
    70%

    34 And when they had gone across, they came to land at Gennesaret.

  • John 3:22
    70%

    22 After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.