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Mar 22, 2020 · The Bible indicates in Matthew 14 that John the Baptist was placed in prison by Herod Antipas as a result of John condemning Herod for having divorced his wife and then having married Herodias, the divorced wife of Herod Antipas' half-brother Philip.
When John the Baptist heard in prison about the things that Christ was doing, he sent some of his disciples to him. “Tell us,” they asked Jesus, “are you the one John said was going to come, or should we ...
John was cast into prison by Herod; the reason of it may be seen in Matthew 14:3. The prison into which he was cast, according to Josephus (s), was the castle of Machaeras: here he continued some time before he was put to death; for from hence he sent two disciples to Jesus, to know if he was the Messiah, Matthew 11:2. Now when Jesus heard of ...
Nov 9, 2012 · As he sat in Herod Antipas’s prison waiting likely execution, he was afflicted with doubts about Jesus. “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?” This was a surprising question coming from John the Baptist.
The Bible states that John was imprisoned between the time of the first Passover of Jesus' ministry (John 2:13) and Pentecost when Christ preached in Nazareth (Luke 4:16 - 21). Luke records the event as follows.
Others said, “He is one who speaks for God like one of the early preachers.” 16 When Herod heard this, he said, “It is John the Baptist, whose head I cut off. He has been raised from the dead.” 17 For Herod had sent men to take John and put him into prison. He did this because of his wife, Herodias.
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When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples. New Living Translation. John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, English Standard Version.
