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How John the Baptist Was Killed

14 King Herod heard about Jesus, because he was now well known. Some people said,[a] “He is John the Baptist, who has risen from the dead. That is why he can work these miracles.”

15 Others said, “He is Elijah.”[b]

Other people said, “Jesus is a prophet, like the prophets who lived long ago.”

16 When Herod heard this, he said, “I killed John by cutting off his head. Now he has risen from the dead!”

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Footnotes

  1. 6:14 Some people said Some Greek copies read “He said.”
  2. 6:15 Elijah A great prophet who spoke for God and who lived hundreds of years before Christ. See 1 Kings 17.

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