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Matthew 14

Matthew 14:12

The Beheading of John · Matthew 14:1–12
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Translations

Modern
Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.
Traditional
And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
Literal
And having come, his disciples took up the body and buried it. And having come, they reported it to Jesus.
Latin
Et accedentes discipuli ejus, tulerunt corpus ejus, et sepelierunt illud: et venientes nuntiaverunt Jesu.

Original

Greek
English
Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus.

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.

Events

Parallels

Mark 6:14–29 Luke 9:7–9

People

Jesus: The Son of God and Savior of the world

Glossary

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

Topics

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 Oath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Persecution of John the Baptist Prisoners: John the Baptist