Mark 6:16

The Passion Translation

When Herod heard what the people were saying, he concluded, “I beheaded John, and now he’s raised from the dead!”

Cross References

Luke 9:9

“Who is this Man? I keep hearing about him over and over. It can’t be the prophet John; I had him beheaded!” So, Herod was very eager to meet Jesus.

Matthew 27:4

saying, “I have sinned by betraying an innocent man.” They replied, “Why are you bothering us? That’s your problem.”

Matthew 14:2

He told his officials, “This man has to be John the Baptizer who has come back from the dead. That’s why he has this power to work miracles.”

Psalm 53:5

Soon, unheard-of terror will seize them while in their sins. God himself will one day scatter the bones of those who rose up against you. Doomed and rejected, they will be put to shame, for God has despised them.

Mark 6:15

Others said, “No, he’s Elijah!” While others said, “He’s a prophet, like one of the prophets of old!”

Mark 6:17

For Herod had John arrested and thrown into prison for repeatedly rebuking him in public, saying, “You have no right to marry Herodias, the wife of your brother Philip! You are violating the law of God!”