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

For Herod had earlier ordered John's arrest, and he had him tied up and put in prison. He had done this because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

Herod himself had ordered John's arrest, and he had him tied up and put in prison. Herod did this because of Herodias, whom he had married, even though she was the wife of his brother Philip.

But John reprimanded Governor Herod, because he had married Herodias, his brother's wife, and had done many other evil things.

When John's disciples told him about all these things, he called two of them

When they came to Jesus, they said, "John the Baptist sent us to ask if you are the one he said was going to come, or should we expect someone else?"

He answered John's messengers, "Go back and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf can hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor.

(This was before John had been put in prison.)

Then the followers of John the Baptist came to Jesus, asking, "Why is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples don't fast at all?"

Some of John's disciples began arguing with a Jew about the matter of ritual washing.

John answered, "No one can have anything unless God gives it.

The Pharisees heard that Jesus was winning and baptizing more disciples than John.

While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul traveled through the interior of the province and arrived in Ephesus. There he found some disciples

"Well, then, what kind of baptism did you receive?" Paul asked. "The baptism of John," they answered.