Jesus Begins Work in Galilee

Jesus heard that John had been put in prison. So Jesus went back to Galilee.

John the Baptist was in prison, but he heard about the things the Christ was doing. So John sent some of his followers to Jesus.

Sometime before this, Herod had arrested John, tied him up, and put him into prison. Herod did this because of Herodias. Herodias was the wife of Philip, Herod’s brother.

He sent men to the prison to cut off John’s head.

“But the first servant refused to be patient. He threw the other servant into prison until he could pay everything he owed.

The master was very angry, and he put the servant in prison to be punished. The servant had to stay in prison until he could pay everything he owed.

I was without clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’

When did we see you sick or in prison and care for you?’

I was alone and away from home, and you did not invite me into your house. I was without clothes, and you gave me nothing to wear. I was sick and in prison, and you did not care for me.’

“Then those people will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty? When did we see you alone and away from home? Or when did we see you without clothes or sick or in prison? When did we see these things and not help you?’

Pilate Tries to Free Jesus

Every year at the time of Passover the governor would free one person from prison. This was always a person the people wanted to be set free.

At that time there was a man in prison who was known to be very bad. His name was Barabbas.

Jesus Chooses Some Followers

After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee and preached the Good News from God.

Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John, and John was put in prison. Herod did this to please his wife, Herodias. Herodias was the wife of Philip, Herod’s brother. But then Herod married her.

Immediately the king sent a soldier to bring John’s head. The soldier went and cut off John’s head in the prison

Pilate Tries to Free Jesus

Every year at the Passover time the governor would free one person from prison. He would free any person the people wanted him to free.

At that time, there was a man named Barabbas in prison. He was a rebel and had committed murder during a riot.

The crowd came to Pilate and asked him to free a prisoner as he always did.

So Herod did another evil thing: He put John in prison.

“The Spirit of the Lord is in me. This is because God chose me to tell the Good News to the poor. God sent me to tell the prisoners of sin that they are free, and to tell the blind that they can see again. Isaiah 61:1 God sent me to free those who have been treated unfairly, Isaiah 58:6

Some will be killed by the sword and taken as prisoners to all nations. Jerusalem will be crushed by non-Jewish people until their time is over.

But Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you. I will even die with you!”

[Every year at the Passover Feast, Pilate had to release one prisoner to the people.]

(Barabbas was a man who was in prison because he started a riot in the city. He was guilty of murder.)

(This was before John was put into prison.)