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Luke 3:20

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

KJV

προσέθηκεν καὶ τοῦτο ἐπὶ πᾶσιν, κατέκλεισεν τὸν Ἰωάννην ἐν φυλακῇ.

Greek NT

adjecit et hoc super omnia, et inclusit Joannem in carcere.

Vulgate

added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.

ASV

He added this also above all and shut up John in prison.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατακλείω
katakleio
verb · 2×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
προστίθημι
prostithemi
verb · 18×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
φυλακή
phulake
noun · 46×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

trivial
SBLGNT: καὶ | Treg/NIV/RP: καὶ
  • καὶSBLGNT
  • καὶTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
notable
SBLGNT: ἐν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐν | RP: + τῇ
  • ἐνSBLGNT
  • ἐνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • + τῇRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

The most important book for New Testament attestation. Contains: (1) The census of Quirinius (Ant. 18.1.1), explaining the political background of Luke 2:1-2. (2) The founding of the "fourth philosophy" (Zealots). (3) THE TESTIMONIUM FLAVIANUM (Ant. 18.3.3) — the most debated passage in ancient historiography, referencing Jesus as a wise man, a worker of wonderful deeds, teache…
1. This extract from Clement I have inserted here for the sake of the history and for the benefit of my readers. Let us now point out the undisputed writings of this apostle. 2. And in the first place his Gospel, which is known to all the churches under heaven, must be acknowledged as genuine. That it has with good reason been put by the ancients in the fourth place, after the …

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 24:17 — Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
  • Matt 4:12 — Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;