Mark 6:14

And Herod the king heard of Jesus, for his name had become known to him, and he said: John the Baptizer hath risen from the dead: and therefore it is, mighty deeds are done by him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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 shew forth themselves in him.

In Context

13And they cast out many demons, and many of the sick they anointed with oil, and healed them.

15Others said: He is Elijah: and others: He is a prophet, like one of the prophets.

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Cross References

Matthew 14:1And at that time Herod the Tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus:

Mark 1:45And he, as he went out, began to proclaim it much, and to divulge the matter; so that Jesus could not openly go into the city, but was without, in desert places; and they came to him from every quarter.

Mark 8:28And they said to him: That thou art John the Baptizer; and others: That thou art Elijah; and others: That thou art one of the prophets.

Luke 7:17And that saying respecting him went out through all Judaea and all the surrounding region.

Luke 13:31On the same day came some of the Pharisees, and said to him: Go, depart hence; for Herod purposeth to kill thee.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:8-14

The Apostolic Commission. 7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; 8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: 9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. 10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place. 11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye… Read the whole commentary →

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