John’s suffering at the beginning of Jesus’ appearance is a telling sign of the road that Jesus himself will follow. He comes after John and is mightier than him, but he comes after a persecuted and apprehended predecessor. He himself will also suffer, but in his suffering and being delivered over,
he will be greater than John.1
14 Après que Jean eut été livré, Jésus alla dans la Galilée, prêchant l'Evangile de Dieu.