Event 7 – John the Baptist’s Imprisonment

Matthew 14:3-5, Mark 6:17-20, Luke 3:19-20

^L But when John Rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done, Herod added this to them all: He ^K had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his bother Philip’s wife, whom he had married. For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife,.”

^M Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered him a prophet, ^K So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled, yet he liked to listen to him.