Matthew 14:10
and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
In Context
9The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted
11John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
Cross References
Jeremiah 2:30“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
Matthew 21:35But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Matthew 23:34Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute in town after town.
Mark 9:13But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”
Revelation 11:7When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower 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 →