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Why did Jesus preach to visit prisoners, but never went himself to visit John the Baptist?
 
I am not sure about this but I think I can offer some insight. As far as I known, John the Baptist was imprisoned near Herod. Herod could heard John the Baptist yell to him telling him that living with his brother’s wife was sin. That is what a teacher of mine told me. Possibly he was imprisoned in Herod’s “castle” or living area. And even if this is not true, there must be a reason. For Our Blessed Lord is God, who is without sin. So, it isn’t like Jesus sinned by not seeing John the Baptist.
 
Oh my goodness, I never thought of this as a “sin”, but puzzled that scripture says Jesus sent his Apostles (formally John the Baptists’ Apostles) for this task. Anyways, just looking for those with more knowledge & wisdom to help me understand this.
 
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Why did Jesus preach to visit prisoners, but never went himself to visit John the Baptist?
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How do you know he did not? Because Nathanael did not seem to notice that the Lord was by his side, either, until the Lord revealed this to him :rolleyes:
 
I use to go to a Church where one of the Fathers was a Prison Chaplain of sorts, we were able to send the prisoners through him a number of religious brochures. So, if anyone is ever interested in outreaches, prisons, nursing homes, hospices, etc. often accept such visitors or religious materials.
 
John 21:25
“And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.”
 
The Gospels differ as to the relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus. Luke says they were cousins, but others state there was no relationship. Jesus could have started his ministry after John’s imprisonment just to fill a vacuum.
Certainly, if they were cousins, Jesus would have visited him, unless he was fearful of being arrested himself.
But John was imprisoned in the cistern in Herod Antipas’ palace in Macherus, which was in Perea. Herod was about to wage war with Arabia, and John was arrested to make sure he didn;t cause any trouble.
Herod had a great interest in Holy Men, and in Mark it says that Herod would go and hear what John had to say in prison “gladly”. Herod was probably nervous about going into battle with Arabia, and having a true Holy man imprisoned would hardly make him any more lucky.
Herod was probably going to release John after the conflict, but then Salome did her dance and, well, you know how the story goes.
Interestingly, Herod Antipas only learned about Jesus AFTER he had executed John, and lost the war.

source: the one whose name shall not be spoken
 
steve53 said:
The Gospels differ as to the relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus. Luke says they were cousins, but others state there was no relationship. Jesus could have started his ministry after John’s imprisonment just to fill a vacuum.
Certainly, if they were cousins, Jesus would have visited him, unless he was fearful of being arrested himself.
But John was imprisoned in the cistern in Herod Antipas’ palace in Macherus, which was in Perea. Herod was about to wage war with Arabia, and John was arrested to make sure he didn;t cause any trouble.
Herod had a great interest in Holy Men, and in Mark it says that Herod would go and hear what John had to say in prison “gladly”. Herod was probably nervous about going into battle with Arabia, and having a true Holy man imprisoned would hardly make him any more lucky.
Herod was probably going to release John after the conflict, but then Salome did her dance and, well, you know how the story goes.
Interestingly, Herod Antipas only learned about Jesus AFTER he had executed John, and lost the war.

source: the one whose name shall not be spoken
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I have to say that the other Gospels don’t ‘state’ that Jesus and John the Baptist were not cousins, they are just silent on the matter.

The Gospels do not mention whether Jesus visited John the Baptist in prison or not.
 
Perhaps Herod did not run an enlightened dungeon that allowed for visitation days. :rolleyes:
 
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