Matthew 14:10

And he sent and beheaded John in the prison;

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

In Context

9And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with [him], he commanded [it] to be given.

11and his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried [it] to her mother.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 2:30In vain have I smitten your children: they received no correction. Your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Matthew 21:35And the husbandmen took his bondmen, and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.

Matthew 23:34Therefore, behold, *I* send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; 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 unto you that Elias also is come, and they have done to him whatever they would, as it is written of him.

Revelation 11:7And when they shall have completed their testimony, the beast who comes up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and shall conquer them, and shall 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 →

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