那时约翰还没有下在监里。

那时约翰还没有下在监里。

那时约翰还没有下在监里。

那时约翰还没有入狱。

原来，约翰那时候还没有被投进监狱。

那時約翰還沒有下在監裏。）

那時約翰還沒有下在監裏。

那時約翰還沒有下在監裏。

那時約翰還沒有入獄。

那時約翰還沒有下在監裏）。

原來，約翰那時候還沒有被投進監獄。

蓋約翰尚未下獄也、

時、約翰未下獄、○

彼時約翰尚未被囚、

時如望尚未入獄、

( This was before John was put in prison.)

This was before John was put in prison.

( for John had not yet been put in prison).

( This was before John was thrown into prison.)

since John had not yet been thrown into prison.

for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

For John had not yet been thrown into prison.

For John was not yet cast into prison.

since John had not yet been thrown into prison.

For John was not yet cast into prison.

( For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

for John was not yet thrown into prison.

耶穌聽見約翰被捕入獄，就回到加利利。

原來希律為他兄弟腓力的妻子希羅底的緣故，拘捕了約翰，把他捆綁起來關在監裡。

原來希律娶了他兄弟腓力的妻子希羅底，並為她的緣故而派人逮捕了約翰，把他關押在監牢裡。

耶穌的事蹟很快便傳到希律耳中，令他十分困惑，因為有人說：「約翰死而復活了」，有人說：「以利亞顯現了」，還有人說：「古代的某個先知復活了」。希律說：「約翰已經被我斬首，這個行奇事的人到底是誰呢？」於是他想見耶穌。

分封王希律娶了自己弟弟的妻子希羅底，又做了許多惡事，因而受到約翰的指責，可是他卻惡上加惡，將約翰關進監牢裡。