Mark 6:16

But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen.

Revised Version 1895

In The King James Version

But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

In Context

15But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even as one of the prophets.

17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.

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Cross References

Psalms 53:5There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee; thou hast put them to shame, because God hath rejected them.

Matthew 27:4saying, I have sinned in that I betrayed innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see thou to it.

Revelation 11:10And they that dwell on the earth rejoice over them, and make merry; and they shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwell on the earth.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30

The Death of John the Baptist. 14 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 show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,… Read the whole commentary →

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