Matthew 14:10
And he sent and beheaded John in prison.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
In Context
Cross References
Jeremiah 2:30I have struck your children to no effect; they have not accepted discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets. Your generation is like a raging lion.
Matthew 21:35And the farmers apprehended his servants; they struck one, and killed another, and stoned yet another.
Matthew 23:34For this reason, behold, I send to you prophets and wise men, and scribes. And some of these you will put to death and crucify; and some you will scourge in your synagogues and persecute from city to city,
Mark 9:13And approaching his disciples, he saw a great crowd surrounding them, and the scribes were arguing with them.
Revelation 11:7And when they will have finished their testimony, the beast that ascended from the abyss will make war against them, and will overcome them, and will 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 →