When Herod the tetrarch heard all that was going on, he was quite at a loss; for some said that John had risen from the dead,
They replied, "John the Baptist, though some say Elijah and some say that one of the ancient prophets has arisen."
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, Philip his brother tetrarch of the country of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysias tetrarch of Abilene,
And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, while on earth the nations will be in dismay with bewilderment at the roar of sea and waves,
Now when John heard in prison what the Christ was doing, he sent his disciples
"John the Baptist," they told him, "though some say Elijah, and others say you are one of the prophets."
Just then some Pharisees came up to tell him, "Get away from here, for Herod intends to kill you."
and ascertaining that he came under the jurisdiction of Herod, he remitted him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem during those days.