Matthew 14:1-7

John the Baptist Beheaded

1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,
2 and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
3 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
4 for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.
6 On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much
7 that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

Cross References 7

  • 1. Mark 8:15; Luke 3:1,19; Luke 13:31; Luke 23:7,8; Acts 4:27; Acts 12:1
  • 2. Luke 9:7-9
  • 3. S Matthew 3:1
  • 4. Matthew 4:12; Matthew 11:2
  • 5. Luke 3:19,20
  • 6. Leviticus 18:16; Leviticus 20:21
  • 7. S Matthew 11:9
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