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Matthew 4:12

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¶ Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;
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  1. Mark 1:14Rank 1 from verse 12
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    14Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

  2. Luke 3:20Rank 2 from verse 12
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    20Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

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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.

  4. Luke 4:14Rank 4 from verse 12
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    14¶ And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about.

  5. John 3:24Rank 5 from verse 12
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    24For John was not yet cast into prison.

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Matthew 4:12

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heard

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Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.

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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.

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departed

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1. Left, went away, or moved from a place or person. 2. Ceased to remain, was removed, disappeared, or passed away. 3. Turned or separated from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. Left earthly life or this world.

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11Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

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

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13And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:

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