But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
Parallel translations
- WEB But Herod, when he heard this, said, “This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead.”
- KJV But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
- NKJV But when Herod heard, he said, “This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead!”
- NASB But when Herod heard about it, he kept saying, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen!”
- NLT When Herod heard about Jesus, he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the dead.”
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Quick answer
Herod concludes that Jesus is John, whom he beheaded, raised from the dead.
Overview
Herod's haunted conclusion reveals the weight of his guilt over executing John. His fearful conscience cannot escape the memory of the prophet he killed. This sets up the flashback explaining how John came to be put to death.
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Cross-references · 6
- Ps 53:5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
- Luke 9:9“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.
- Rev 11:10–13And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.
- Matt 27:4“I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.”
- Gen 40:10–11and on the vine were three branches. As it budded, its blossoms opened and its clusters ripened into grapes.
- Matt 14:2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
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