Mark 6:16

But when he heard, Herod said, “It is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!”

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

In Context

15Others said, “He is Elijah.” But others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.”

17For Herod himself had sent and laid hold of John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:4saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” And they said, “What is that to us? You see to it!”

Revelation 11:10And those who dwell on the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and give gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth. 1 The Witnesses Resurrected

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30

The Death of John the Baptist. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,… Read the whole commentary →

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