Matthew 14:12

And his disciples came and took the body, and buried it, and they came and told Jesus.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

In Context

11And his head was brought on a large dish, and was given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

13And when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence in a vessel into a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard it, they followed him on foot from the cities.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:58he going in to Pilate, begged for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be given him.

Acts 8:2Then some pious men assembling, carried Stephen to his grave, and made great lamentation over him.

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 →

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