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Luke 3:20 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 20. 20Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.
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Quick Meaning
Luke 3:20 advances Luke 3:15–3:20 at Luke 3:20 through this exact report: “Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison”.
Read It With
- Luke 3:15–3:20
Read Luke 3:20 with 3:15–3:20. Luke 3:20 advances Luke 3:15–3:20 at Luke 3:20 through this exact report: “Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison”. The complete unit's controlling movement is: John denies being the expected Christ, contrasts his water baptism with the stronger one's Holy Ghost and fire, announces threshing judgment, preaches good news, and is imprisoned after rebuking Herod.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Luke 3:20 advances Luke 3:15–3:20 at Luke 3:20 through this exact report: “Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison”. This selected detail moves Luke 3:15–3:20 from its initiating question or action toward the unit's response and prepares Luke's next movement.
What Remains True
Luke 3:20 advances Luke 3:15–3:20 at Luke 3:20 through this exact report: “Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison”. Read inside Luke 3:15–3:20, this contribution supports the unit's proportionate truth: John denies being the expected Christ, contrasts his water baptism with the stronger one's Holy Ghost and fire, announces threshing judgment, preaches good news, and is imprisoned after rebuking Herod. Its use remains accountable to affected people and the unit's explicit boundary.
How It Can Shape Life
- When teaching Luke 3:20, explain this exact contribution inside Luke 3:15–3:20, identify the unit's source-controlled uncertainty, and refuse this misuse before proposing action: This passage does not authorize leaders to claim Messianic status, manufacture spiritual fire, imitate imprisonment-seeking, or shame people trapped by powerful households.
Continue in Context
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Read Luke 3:15–3:20 — John Points beyond Himself and Confronts HerodSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 3:15–3:20, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 3:15–3:20
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 3:15–3:20
Open source ↗