added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
John’s stern words about sin led to his arrest and imprisonment by Herod Antipas. Matthew and Mark recorded a longer account of what happened (Matthew 14:4-12; Mark 6:17-29). Luke recorded references to John’s death later (Luke 9:7-9; Luke 9:19-20). Here he stressed John’s boldness and the sickness of the society that he confronted. John probably began his ministry in A.D. 29 and remained free for one year. The next two years he was in prison, and he died in A.D. 32. [Note: Martin, p. 212.] 