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

8Having been prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9Although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests. He sent and had John beheaded in the prison. 11And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12His disciples came and took away the body and buried it; and they went and reported to Jesus.

Matthew 14:10 word by word

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

• He sentπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• and had JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• beheadedἀποκεφαλίζωapokephalizō · to beheadG607
• in the prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438

Cross-references for Matthew 14:10

• Matthew 17:12but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”
• Matthew 21:35The vine-growers took his slaves and beat one, and killed another, and stoned a third.
• Matthew 22:3And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come.
• Matthew 23:34“Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,
• 2 Chronicles 36:16but they continually mocked the messengers of God, despised His words and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against His people, until there was no remedy.
• Jeremiah 2:30“In vain I have struck your sons; They accepted no chastening. Your sword has devoured your prophets Like a destroying lion.
• Mark 6:27Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,
• Mark 9:13But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him.”
• Luke 9:9Herod said, “I myself had John beheaded; but who is this man about whom I hear such things?” And he kept trying to see Him.
• Revelation 11:7When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will 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
• Homicide
• 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