Matthew 14:10
And sending, he beheaded John in prison;
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
In Context
11and his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
Cross References
Matthew 21:35and the husbandmen taking his servants, beat one, and slew one, and stoned another.
Matthew 23:34Therefore I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: you will kill and crucify some of them; and will scourge some of them in your synagogues, and will persecute them from city to city;
Mark 9:13But I say unto you, that Elijah indeed has come, and they did unto him so many things as they wished, as has been written in reference to him.
Revelation 11:7And when they may finish their testimony, the beast which ascends up out of the bottomless pit will make war against them, and conquer them, and slay 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 →