Mark 6:20

New American Bible - revised edition

Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him.

Cross References

1 Kings 21:20

Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me out, my enemy?” He said, “I have found you. Because you have given yourself up to doing evil in the Lord’s sight,

2 Kings 13:14

When Elisha was suffering from the sickness of which he was to die, Joash, king of Israel, went down to weep over him. “My father, my father!” he exclaimed, “Israel’s chariot and steeds!”

2 Kings 6:21

When the king of Israel saw them, he asked, “Shall I kill them, my father? Shall I kill them?”

2 Chronicles 24:2

Joash did what was right in the Lord’s sight as long as Jehoiada the priest lived.

2 Chronicles 26:5

He was prepared to seek God as long as Zechariah lived, who taught him to fear God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.

Exodus 11:3

The Lord indeed made the Egyptians well-disposed toward the people; Moses himself was very highly regarded by Pharaoh’s servants and the people in the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 33:32

For them you are only a singer of love songs, with a pleasant voice and a clever touch. They listen to your words, but they do not obey them.

Daniel 4:18

its leaves beautiful, its fruit abundant, providing food for all, under which the wild beasts lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air dwelt—

Daniel 4:27

the king said, “Babylon the great! Was it not I, with my great strength, who built it as a royal residence for my splendor and majesty?”

Daniel 5:17

Daniel answered the king: “You may keep your gifts, or give your presents to someone else; but the writing I will read for the king, and tell what it means.

Matthew 14:5

Although he wanted to kill him, he feared the people, for they regarded him as a prophet.

Matthew 21:26

But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we fear the crowd, for they all regard John as a prophet.”

Mark 11:18

The chief priests and the scribes came to hear of it and were seeking a way to put him to death, yet they feared him because the whole crowd was astonished at his teaching.

Mark 4:16

And these are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, receive it at once with joy.

John 5:35

He was a burning and shining lamp, and for a while you were content to rejoice in his light.

Acts 2:12

They were all astounded and bewildered, and said to one another, “What does this mean?”

Acts 5:24

When they heard this report, the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests were at a loss about them, as to what this would come to.