Matthew 14:12

And his disciples came and took the body, and buried it, and came and told Jesus.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

In Context

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

13Which when Jesus had heard, he retired from thence by boat, into a desert place apart, and the multitudes having heard of it, followed him on foot out of the cities.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:58He went to Pilate, and asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should be delivered.

Acts 8:2And devout men took order for Stephen's funeral, and made great mourning over him.

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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