Matthew 14:12
Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
In Context
11John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
Cross References
Matthew 27:58He went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him.
Acts 8:2God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply 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 →