Matthew 14:10

Matthew 14:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
• New International Version (NIV)and had John beheaded in the prison.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He sent and had John beheaded in the prison,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he sent and had John beheaded in prison.

Context of Matthew 14:10

8And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist. 9And the king was grieved; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat with him, he commanded it to be given; and he sent and beheaded John in the prison. 11And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. 12And his disciples came, and took up the corpse, and buried him; and they went and told Jesus.

Matthew 14:10 word by word

καὶ πέμψας ἀπεκεφάλισεν τὸν Ἰωάννην ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ.Read the interlinear

• sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• beheadedἀποκεφαλίζωapokephalizō · to beheadG607
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438

Cross-references for Matthew 14:10

• Matthew 17:12but I say unto you, that Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but did unto him whatsoever they would. Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them.
• Matthew 21:35And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
• Matthew 22:3and sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the marriage feast: and they would not come.
• Matthew 23:34Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them shall ye kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city:
• 2 Chronicles 36:16but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Jehovah arose against his people, till there was no remedy.
• Jeremiah 2:30In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
• Mark 6:27And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
• Mark 9:13But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him.
• Luke 9:9And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.
• Revelation 11:7And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them.

Commentaries on Matthew 14:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 See also Mark 6:21-29. But when Herod‘s birthday was come Kings were accustomed to observe the day of their birth with much pomp, and commonly, also, by giving a feast to their principal nobility. See Genesis 40:20. Mark adds that this birthday was kept by making a supper to his “lords, high captains, and chief estates in Galilee;” that is to the chief men in office. “High captains” means, in the original, commanders of thousands, or of a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-12John 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-12The time of this alarm of Herod Antipas appears to have been during the mission of the Twelve, and shortly after the Baptist--who had been in prison for probably more than a year--had been cruelly put to death. Herod's Theory of the Works of Christ (Mt 14:1, 2). 1. At that time Herod the tetrarch--Herod Antipas, one of the three sons of Herod the Great, and own brother of Archelaus (Mt 2:22), who ruled as ethnarch over Galilee and Perea. heard of the fame…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 14:10

• Beheading
• Executioner
• Herod
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• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Malice
• Oath
• Persecution
• Politics
• Prisoners
• Punishment
• Rulers
• Women

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Commentaries on Matthew 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings