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Mark 6:16

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But Herod, when he heard this, said, “This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead.”

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Mark 6:16 in other translations

But Herod, when he heard thereof, said, John, whom I beheaded, he is risen.

Mark 6:16 · American Standard Version

Mark 6:16 in context

  1. 14King Herod heard this, for his name had become known, and he said, “John the Baptizer has risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”
  2. 15But others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.”
  3. 16But Herod, when he heard this, said, “This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead.”
  4. 17For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her.
  5. 18For John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”