Matthew 14:10
and sent orders to have John beheaded in prison.
Text-Critical English NT
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 commanded it to be given
11John's head was then brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
Cross References
Matthew 21:35But the farmers seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned yet another.
Matthew 23:34Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets, sages, and scribes. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
Mark 9:13But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”
Revelation 11:7When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will wage war against them, and 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 →