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Matthew 4:12
Matthew 4:12 is verse 12 of Matthew chapter 4, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
King James Version
Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
World English Bible
Now when Jesus heard that John was delivered up, he withdrew into Galilee.
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Matthew 4:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible
10 “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus declared. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
11 Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
12 When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
13 Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Mark 1:14After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.
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.
Luke 3:20Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.
Luke 4:14Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding region.
Luke 4:31Then He went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath He began to teach the people.
John 4:43After two days, Jesus left for Galilee.
John 4:54This was now the second sign that Jesus performed after coming from Judea into Galilee.