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Jesus Begins His Ministry

Matthew 4:12

In 9 translations

BSB
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
KJV
¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
WEB
Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.
ASV
Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;
LSV
And Jesus, having heard that John was delivered up, withdrew to Galilee,
YLT
And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,
DBY
But having heard that John was delivered up, he departed into Galilee:
DRC
And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee:
GNV
And when Iesus had heard that Iohn was committed to prison, he returned into Galile.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὁ Ἰησοῦς (“the Jesus”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of Ἰωάννης: Westcott–Hort: Ἰωάνης.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: δὲ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read δὲ; Robinson–Pierpont add ὁ Ἰησοῦς.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Ἀκούσας δὲ ὅτι Ἰωάννης παρεδόθη ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν.
RP2018
Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Ἰωάννης παρεδόθη, ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν·
TR-Boyd
Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὅτι Ἰωάννης παρεδόθη, ἀνεχώρησεν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν·
SCR1894
ακουσας δε ο ιησους οτι ιωαννης παρεδοθη ανεχωρησεν εις την γαλιλαιαν

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ👤 John the Baptist📍 Galilee◆ Jesus Leaves Judea toward Galilee◆ Jesus visits Galilee

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 1:14After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
  • Luke 3:20Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
  • Matthew 14:3Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
  • Luke 4:14Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
  • John 3:24(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
  • Mark 6:17For 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.
  • John 4:43After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
  • Luke 4:31Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
  • John 4:54This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.

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