Matthew 14:12

And his disciples came and bore away the corpse, and buried it; and they went and informed Jesus.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 the head was brought in a dish and given to the girl; and she brought it to her mother.

13And Jesus, when he had heard it, retired alone, in a ship, to a desert place. And when the multitudes heard of it, they followed him by dry land from the cities.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:58This man went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. And Pilate directed the body to be given him.

Acts 8:2And believing men gathered up and buried Stephen. And they lamented over him greatly.

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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