Mark 6:20

Bible in Basic English 1965

For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:20

And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you come face to face with me, O my hater? And he said, I have come to you because you have given yourself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

2 Kings 13:14

Now Elisha became ill with the disease which was the cause of his death: and Joash, king of Israel, came down to him, and weeping over him said, My father, my father, the war-carriages of Israel and its horsemen!

2 Kings 6:21

And the king of Israel, when he saw them, said to Elisha, My father, am I to put them to the sword?

2 Chronicles 24:2

And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as long as Jehoiada the priest was living.

2 Chronicles 26:5

He gave himself to searching after God in the days of Zechariah, who made men wise in the fear of God; and as long as he was true to the Lord, God made things go well for him.

Exodus 11:3

And the Lord gave the people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians. For the man Moses was highly honoured in the land of Egypt, by Pharaoh's servants and the people.

Ezekiel 33:32

And truly you are to them like a love song by one who has a very pleasing voice and is an expert player on an instrument: for they give ear to your words but do them not.

Daniel 4:18

This dream I, King Nebuchadnezzar, saw; and do you, O Belteshazzar, make clear the sense of it, for all the wise men of my kingdom are unable to make the sense of it clear to me; but you are able, for the spirit of the holy gods is in you.

Daniel 4:27

For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.

Daniel 5:17

Then Daniel made answer and said to the king, Keep your offerings for yourself, and give your rewards to another; but I, after reading the writing to the king, will give him the sense of it.

Matthew 14:5

And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, From men; we are in fear of the people, because all take John to be a prophet.

Mark 11:18

And it came to the ears of the chief priests and scribes, and they took thought how they might put him to death; being in fear of him, because all the people were full of wonder at his teaching.

Mark 4:16

And in the same way, these are they who are planted on the stones, who, when the word has come to their ears, straight away take it with joy;

John 5:35

But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

Acts 2:12

And they were all surprised and in doubt saying to one another, What is the reason of this?

Acts 5:24

Now, at these words, the captain of the Temple and the chief priests were greatly troubled about what might be the end of this business.