Matthew 4:12
New International Version
When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee.

New Living Translation
When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he left Judea and returned to Galilee.

English Standard Version
Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.

Berean Standard Bible
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.

Berean Literal Bible
And having heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew into Galilee.

King James Bible
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

New King James Version
Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee.

New American Standard Bible
Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

NASB 1995
Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

NASB 1977
Now when He heard that John had been taken into custody, He withdrew into Galilee;

Legacy Standard Bible
Now when Jesus heard that John had been taken into custody, He departed into Galilee;

Amplified Bible
Now when Jesus heard that John [the Baptist] had been arrested and put in prison, He left for Galilee.

Christian Standard Bible
When he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When He heard that John had been arrested, He withdrew into Galilee.

American Standard Version
Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But when Yeshua heard that Yohannan had been delivered up, he departed to Galilee.

Contemporary English Version
When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went to Galilee.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Jesus had heard that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee:

English Revised Version
Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went back to Galilee.

Good News Translation
When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he went away to Galilee.

International Standard Version
Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he went back to Galilee.

Literal Standard Version
And Jesus, having heard that John was delivered up, withdrew to Galilee,

Majority Standard Bible
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.

New American Bible
When he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee.

NET Bible
Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.

New Revised Standard Version
Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee.

New Heart English Bible
Now when he heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee.

Weymouth New Testament
Now when Jesus heard that John was thrown into prison, He withdrew into Galilee,

World English Bible
Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jesus having heard that John was delivered up, did withdraw to Galilee,

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Context
Jesus Begins His Ministry
11Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him. 12When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee. 13Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,…

Cross References
Matthew 11:2
Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples

Matthew 14:3
Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

Mark 1:14
After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.

Luke 3:20
Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

Luke 4:14
Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.

Luke 23:5
But they kept insisting, "He stirs up the people all over Judea with His teaching. He began in Galilee and has come all the way here."

John 1:43
The next day Jesus decided to set out for Galilee. Finding Philip, He told him, "Follow Me."


Treasury of Scripture

Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

when.

Mark 1:14
Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

Mark 6:17
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.

Luke 3:20
Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

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Matthew 4
1. Jesus, fasting forty days,
3. is tempted by the devil and ministered unto by angels.
12. He dwells in Capernaum;
17. begins to preach;
18. calls Peter and Andrew,
21. James and John;
23. teaches and heals all the diseased.














(12) Between the 11th and 12th verses there is a great break, and it is well to remember what passed in the interval: (1) the return to the Baptist, and the call of the six disciples (John 1:29-51); (2) the marriage at Cana, and the visit to Capernaum (John 2:1-12); (3) the cleansing of the Temple; the interview with Nicodemus, and the last testimony of the Baptist (John 2:13 to John 3:36). At this stage comes in the imprisonment of John (mentioned here, but not narrated till 14:3-5) and the consequent journey through Samaria to Galilee (John 4:1-42). The verse now before us may be noted as implying a ministry in Judaea, which for some reason the writer does not narrate.

Verses 12-16. - JESUS' WITHDRAWAL INTO GALILEE. (Parallel passages: Mark 1:14; Luke 4:14, 15.) According to some commentators, a new section begins here; but probably these verses are still preliminary. Our Lord's activity does not begin till ver. 17. But now he withdraws to Galilee, settling in Capernaum, thus fulfilling prophecy. Verse 12. - Now when Jesus had heard. If we had the synoptic Gospels alone, we should have supposed that the Baptist was imprisoned immediately after the end of our Lord's temptation (cf. this verse with Luke 4:14); but St. John (John 3:24) expressly states that he had not been cast into prison when the events recorded in John 1:43-3:23 took place. "For a time Christ and the Baptist worked side by side, preaching ' repentance' (Mark 1:15 [also Matthew 4:17]) and baptizing [John 3:22]. The Messiah took up the position of a prophet in Judaea, as afterwards in Galilee" (Bishop Westcott, on John 3:22-24). The events in Galilee related in John 2:1-12 were "preparatory to the manifestation at Jerusalem which was the real commencement of Christ's Messianic work. St. John records the course and issue of this manifestation: the other Evangelists start with the record of the Galilaean ministry, which dates from the imprisonment of the Baptist" (Bishop Westcott, on John 3:24). He adds, on John 4:43, "It seems probable that the earlier part of the synoptic narratives (Mark 1:14 - 2:14, and parallels) must be placed in the interval which extended from John 4:43-5:1." Matthew alone states directly that the news of the Baptist having been taken by Herod was the motive of our Lord's withdrawal into Galilee. He says nothing to show whether our Lord withdrew because he would avoid a like treatment himself, or, as is on the whole more likely, because he did not wish to be mixed up in the tumults to which John's capture appears to have given rise (cf. Matthew 14:5). Was cast into prison; "was delivered up" (Revised Version and Authorized Version margin); παρεδόθη, absolutely (cf. Mark 1:14; Romans 4:25; also infra, Matthew 10:19; 1 Corinthians 13:3). If the more proper meaning of the word may be insisted on, the thought is of the person to whom John was committed rather than of the place; John being delivered up, that is to say, by Herod to his officials. But in usage it appears rather to mean only compulsory removal, loss of liberty. Mark (Mark 6:19, 20) points out the temporary protection that the imprisonment gave to John against the resentment of Herodias. He departed; Revised Version, he withdrew; ἀνεχώρησεν,. A favourite word of St. Matthew's (ten times; Mark and John once each; Acts twice). It always implies some motive for the change of place, and is frequently used of departure directly consequent upon knowledge acquired. Hence it often implies a feeling of danger. Into Galilee; whence he had come (Matthew 3:13). Hence "returned" (Luke). In Galilee he would still be in Herod's dominions; but, as being in his own home, he would not attract so much attention. N.B. - Between vers. 12 and 13 some place the incident of his preaching at Nazareth (Luke 4:16-30); but ver. 23 of that passage assumes much previous work at Capernaum, and can therefore hardly be as early as this.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
When
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

[Jesus] heard
Ἀκούσας (Akousas)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 191: To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.

that
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

John
Ἰωάννης (Iōannēs)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites.

had been imprisoned,
παρεδόθη (paredothē)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3860: From para and didomi; to surrender, i.e yield up, intrust, transmit.

He withdrew
ἀνεχώρησεν (anechōrēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 402: From ana and choreo; to retire.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

Galilee.
Γαλιλαίαν (Galilaian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1056: Of Hebrew origin; Galiloea, a region of Palestine.


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