Matthew 14:10
And having sent, he beheaded John in the prison.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
In Context
11And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the maiden, and she brought it to her mother.
Cross References
Jeremiah 2:30In vain I have smitten your sons. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a destroying lion.
Matthew 21:35And the farmers having taken his bondmen, they beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
Matthew 23:34Because of this, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scholars. And some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city,
Mark 9:13But I say to you, that Elijah has also come, and they did to him as much as they wanted, just as it is written for him.
Revelation 11:7And when they have finished their testimony, the beast that ascends out of the abyss will make war with them, and he will overcome them and kill them.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:2-13
The Death of John the Baptist. 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a… Read the whole commentary →