Mark 6:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Herod heard these things about Jesus. He said, “I killed John by cutting off his head. Now he has been raised from death!”

Cross References

Luke 9:9

Herod said, “I cut off John’s head. So who is this man I hear these things about?” Herod continued trying to see Jesus.

Matthew 27:4

Judas said, “I sinned. I handed over to you an innocent man to be killed.” The Jewish leaders answered, “We don’t care! That’s a problem for you, not us.”

Matthew 14:2

So he said to his servants, “This man is really John the Baptizer. He must have risen from death, and that is why he can do these miracles.”

Psalm 53:5

They will be filled with fear— a fear like they have never felt before! People of Israel, you will defeat those who attacked you, because God has rejected them. And he will scatter their bones.

Mark 6:15

Other people said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet. He is like the prophets who lived long ago.”

Mark 6:17

Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John and put him in prison. Herod did this to please his wife Herodias. She had been married to Herod’s brother Philip, but then Herod married her.