{John heard in the prison} (ho de I(9361)n(8873) akousas en t(9369)
desm(9374)(8872)i(9369)). Probably ( Lu 7:18 ) the raising of the son of the
widow of Nain. The word for prison here is the place where one
was kept bound ( Ac 5:21,23  16:26 ). See  Mt 4:12 . It was in
Machaerus east of the Dead Sea which at this time belonged to the
rule of Herod Antipas (Jos. _Ant_. XVIII. v.2). John's disciples
had access to him. So he sent word by (dia, not duo as in  Lu
7:19 ) them to Jesus.