¹⁸ John said many other things like this to encourage the people to change, and he told them the Good News.

How John’s Work Later Ended

¹⁹ John criticized Herod the ruler for what he had done with Herodias, the wife of Herod’s brother, as well as for all the other bad things he had done. ²⁰ So Herod added another bad thing to all his other wrongs: He put John in jail.