Matthew 14:10
He sent and beheaded John in the prison;
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
In Context
11and his head was brought on a dish and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother.
Cross References
Matthew 21:35But the tenants seized his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Matthew 23:34That is why I send you Prophets, wise men, and Teachers of the Law, some of whom you will crucify and kill, and some of whom you will scourge in your Synagogues, and persecute from town to town;
Mark 9:13But I tell you that Elijah has come, and people have treated him just as they pleased, as Scripture says of him.”
Revelation 11:7As soon as they have completed their testimony, ‘the wild Beast that ascends from the bottomless pit will make war upon them and conquer’ and kill 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 →