Matthew 14:10

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

In Context

9And the king was struck sad: yet because of his oath, and for them that sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given.

11And his head was brought in a dish: and it was given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother.

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Cross References

Jeremiah 2:30In vain have I struck your children, they have not received correction: your sword hath devoured your prophets, your generation is like a ravaging lion.

Matthew 21:35And the husbandmen laying hands on his servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

Matthew 23:34Therefore behold I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them you will put to death and crucify, and some you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:

Mark 9:13And coming to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes disputing with them.

Revelation 11:7And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast, that ascendeth out of the abyss, shall make war against them, and shall 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 →

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