Mark 6:16

When Herod had heard it, he said, “John whom I beheaded, the same has risen again from the dead.”

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In The King James Version

But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

In Context

15But others were saying, “Because it is Elijah.” Still others were saying, “Because he is a prophet, like one of the prophets.”

17For Herod himself had sent to capture John, and had chained him in prison, because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip; for he had married her.

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Cross References

Psalms 53:5For strangers have risen up against me, and the strong have sought my soul. And they have not set God before their eyes.

Matthew 27:4saying, “I have sinned in betraying just blood.” But they said to him: “What is that to us? See to it yourself.”

Revelation 11:10And the inhabitants of the earth will rejoice over them, and they will celebrate, and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tortured those who were living upon the earth.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30

The Death of John the Baptist. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,… Read the whole commentary →

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