Mark 6:16

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

Text-Critical English 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.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

17For Herod himself had sent men to arrest John and chain him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom Herod had married.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:4saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” But they said, “What is that to us? See to it yoʋrself.”

Revelation 11:10And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and celebrate and give each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who dwell on the earth.

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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