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John 3:24

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For John was not yet cast into prison.
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  1. Matthew 4:12Rank 1 from verse 24
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    12¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;

  2. Matthew 14:3Rank 2 from verse 24
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    3¶ For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

  3. Mark 6:17Rank 3 from verse 24
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    17For 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.

  4. Luke 3:19–20Rank 4 from verse 24
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    19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

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

  5. Luke 9:7–9Rank 5 from verse 24
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    7¶ Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;

    8And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.

    9And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

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John 3:24

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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23¶ And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

24For John was not yet cast into prison.

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25¶ Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.

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