Luk 3:19-20 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Luke 3:19-20: 3:19-20 Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee , divorced his first wife and married Herodias , the wife of his half brother Herod Philip. When John publicly criticized Herod for this sin, Herod imprisoned and later executed him (cp. 9:9 ; Mark 6:16-29 ). Herod’s execution of John is also recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus ( Antiquities 18.5.2).

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‏ Luke 3:19-20

Summary for Luke 3:19-20: 3:19-20 ^a Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, divorced his first wife and married Herodias, the wife of his half brother Herod Philip. When John publicly criticized Herod for this sin, Herod imprisoned and later executed him (cp. 9:9 ^b; Mark 6:16-29 ^c). Herod’s execution of John is also recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus (Antiquities 18.5.2).