Matthew 14:10
And he sent cut off the head of Juchanon in the house of the chained.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
In Context
11And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the girl, and she carried it herself to her mother.
Cross References
Matthew 21:35And the husband-men took his servants, and beat some, and stoned some, and killed others.
Matthew 23:34On this account, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; (some) of these you shall kill and crucify; and (some) of these you shall scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city.
Mark 9:13But I tell you, Elia hath also come, and they have done to him whatever they would, as it is written concerning him.
Revelation 11:7And when they shall have completed their testimony, the beast of prey, which ascended from the abyss, will make war against them, and overcome 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 →