“And after John had been handed over.” The verb used here, paradidōmi (to ‘deliver up’ into another’s hands), is the same verb used to describe Jesus being “handed over” by Judas to the chief priests, the chief priests to Pilate, and Pilate to death by crucifixion. So John’s fate in the gospel, being “handed over,” actually prefigures that of Jesus. This is where many English translations unfortunately obscure some things, since they often render the instance of paradidōmi in John’s case as “arrested” or “imprisoned” and in Judas’ case as “betray.” I will give out a few translations for comparison:
Young’s Literal
1:14 And after the delivering up of John, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of the reign of God.
14:10-11 And Judas the Iscariot, one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests that he might deliver him up to them, and having heard, they were glad, and promised to give him money, and he was seeking how, conveniently, he might deliver him up.
14:21 ‘the Son of Man doth indeed go, as it hath been written concerning him, but wo to that man through whom the Son of Man is delivered up; good were it to him if that man had not been born.’
14:41-42 ‘Sleep on henceforth, and rest – it is over; the hour did come; lo, the Son of Man is delivered up to the hands of the sinful; rise, we may go, lo, he who is delivering me up hath come nigh.’
15:1 And immediately, in the morning, the chief priests having made a consultation, with the elders, and scribes, and the whole sanhedrim, having bound Jesus, did lead away, and delivered [him] to Pilate;
15:15 and Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released to them Barabbas, and delivered up Jesus – having scourged [him] – that he might be crucified.
King James Version
1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God.
14:10-11 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. And when they heard [it], they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him.
14:21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born.
14:41-42 Sleep on now, and take [your] rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
15:1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] to Pilate.
15:15 And [so] Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged [him], to be crucified.
American Standard Version
1:14 Now after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God.
14:10-11 And Judas Iscariot, he that was one of the twelve, went away unto the chief priests, that he might deliver him unto them. And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver him unto them.
14:21 For the Son of man goeth, even as it is written of him: but woe unto that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had not been born.
14:41-42 Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough; the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Arise, let us be going: behold, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
15:1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, held a consultation, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate.
15:15 And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
New International Version
1:14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.
14:10-11 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over.
14:21 “The Son of Man will go just as it is written about him. But woe to that man who betrays the Son of Man! It would be better for him if he had not been born.”
14:41-42 “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. Rise! Let us go! Here comes my betrayer!”
15:1 Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate.
15:15 Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged, and handed him over to be crucified.
New American Standard Bible
1:14 Now after John had been taken into custody [footnote: Lit *delivered up], Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God,
14:10-11 Then Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went off to the chief priests in order to betray [footnote: Or *hand Him over] Him to them. They were glad when they heard this, and promised to give him money. And he began seeking how to betray Him at an opportune time.
14:21 “For the Son of Man is to go just as it is written of Him; but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born.”
14:41-42 “Are you still sleeping and resting? It is enough; the hour has come; behold, the Son of Man is being betrayed [footnote: Or *delivered] into the hands of sinners. Get up, let us be going; behold, the one who betrays Me is at hand!”
15:1 Early in the morning the chief priests with the elders and scribes and the whole Council, immediately held a consultation; and binding Jesus, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pilate.
15:15 Wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas for them, and after having Jesus scourged, he handed Him over to be crucified.
But I will say this: being able to at least read the gospels in Greek is a very good experience. I mean, who would have thought that Nazareth would be spelled differently, sometimes within the very same gospel (you have Nazareth, Nazaret and Nazara)? Or that Mark would tend to use kai ‘and’ a lot to connect his sentences as well as loanwords from Latin (cf. kenturion instead of hekatontarchos for ‘centurion’) and narrate using the historic present (“And Jesus says…”), giving the gospel a fast-paced - if rather uncouth and rough - feel that would make grammar nazis have a mental break down? And that much of John’s gospel is actually in a poetic style? And that there are actually a kot of subtle allusions to the OT via the Septuagint?