Luke 3:19-21

The Voice

¹⁹ But John’s public preaching ended when he confronted Herod, the ruler of Galilee, for his many corrupt deeds, including taking Herodias, the ruler’s sister-in-law, as his own wife. ²⁰ Herod responded by throwing John into prison.

²¹ But before John’s imprisonment, when he was still preaching and ritually cleansing through baptism^[a] the people in the Jordan River, Jesus also came to him to be baptized. As Jesus prayed, the heavens opened,