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

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.

Then Herod did an even worse thing by putting John in prison.

John also was baptizing in Aenon, not far from Salim, because there was plenty of water in that place. People were going to him, and he was baptizing them.

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

At that time some people were there who told Jesus about the Galileans whom Pilate had killed while they were offering sacrifices to God.