Matthew 14:10

Translations

Modern

…and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.

Traditional

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

Literal

And having sent, he beheaded John in the prison.

Latin

Misitque et decollavit Joannem in carcere.

Original

Greek

English

…and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.

Notes

Matthew 14:3–12

John the Baptist’s message drew large crowds, which leaders saw as a political threat (see Josephus, Antiquities 18.5.2). Years after John was executed, many Jews believed that Herod’s military defeat by King Aretas in AD 36 was God’s judgment for killing an innocent man.

Theme notes and profiles

Herod Antipas John the Baptist The Stone the Builders Rejected

Events

John Beheadedc. AD 29

Related verses

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.
Revelation 11:7
When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.
Matthew 17:12
But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
Jeremiah 2:30
“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”
2 Chronicles 36:16
But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy.
Matthew 21:35–36
But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.
Mark 6:27–29
So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
Matthew 22:3–6
He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
Matthew 23:34–36
Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
Mark 9:13
But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”

Parallels

Mark 6:14–29 Luke 9:7–9

People

John: The Baptist, a prophet who prepared the way for Jesus

Glossary

Gospel of Matthew Herod, Herodian Family Herodias John the Baptist Machaerus Miracle Philip

Topics

Beheading of John Executioner: (Margin) Head of Criminals often Cut off Herod: Tetrarch of Galilee (Herod Antipas): Beheads John the Baptist Homicide: Felonious: Herod Antipas Jesus, the Christ: Herod (Antipas) Falsely Supposes Him to be John, Whom he had Beheaded John: Reproves Herod Antipas on Account of his Incest; Herod Imprisons Him, and Beheads Him Malice: Herodias Toward John Murder: Herodias and Her Daughter Murder: The Herods Oath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Persecution of John the Baptist Politics: Women in Herodias, in Influencing the Administration of Herod Prisoners: John the Baptist Prisons: Persons Confined in Often Executed In Punishment: Death Penalty: Beheading Rulers: Wicked: Herod Antipas, in Beheading John the Baptist Women: Herodius, by Indirectly Causing John the Baptist to be Decapitated

Matthew 14:10

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