The Death of John the Baptist

(Mark 6.14-29; Luke 9.7-9)

14 About this time Herod the ruler^[a] heard the news about Jesus

² and told his officials, “This is John the Baptist! He has come back from death, and that's why he has the power to work these miracles.”

The Death of John the Baptist

(Matthew 14.1-12; Luke 9.7-9)

^14 (A) Jesus became so well-known that Herod the ruler^[a] heard about him. Some people thought he was John the Baptist, who had come back to life with the power to work miracles.

¹⁵ Others thought he was Elijah^[a] or some other prophet who had lived long ago.

Herod Is Worried

(Matthew 14.1-12; Mark 6.14-29)

^7 (A) Herod^[a] the ruler heard about all that was happening, and he was worried. Some people were saying John the Baptist had come back to life. ⁸ Others were saying Elijah had come^[b] or one of the prophets from long ago had come back to life.