Luke 9:7

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Herod’s Confusion about Jesus Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead,

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  • Matt 14:1-9 : 1 The Death of John the Baptist At that time Herod the tetrarch heard reports about Jesus, 2 and he said to his servants,“This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.” 3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, 4 because John had repeatedly told him,“It is not lawful for you to have her.” 5 Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet. 6 But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod, 7 so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Instructed by her mother, she said,“Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” 9 Although it grieved the king, because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given. 10 So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison. 11 His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 Then John’s disciples came and took the body and buried it and went and told Jesus.
  • Mark 6:14-28 : 14 The Death of John the Baptist Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying,“John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.” 15 Others said,“He is Elijah.” Others said,“He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past.” 16 But when Herod heard this, he said,“John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!” 17 For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her. 18 For John had repeatedly told Herod,“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19 So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not 20 because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John. 21 But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee. 22 When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl,“Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.” 23 He swore to her,“Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.” 24 So she went out and said to her mother,“What should I ask for?” Her mother said,“The head of John the baptizer.” 25 Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request:“I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.” 26 Although it grieved the king deeply, he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests. 27 So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded John in prison. 28 He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
  • Luke 3:1 : 1 The Ministry of John the Baptist In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,
  • Luke 9:19 : 19 They answered,“John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”
  • Luke 21:25 : 25 The Arrival of the Son of Man“And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.
  • Job 18:11-12 : 11 Terrors frighten him on all sides and dog his every step. 12 Calamity is hungry for him, and misfortune is ready at his side.
  • Ps 73:19 : 19 How desolate they become in a mere moment! Terrifying judgments make their demise complete!
  • Isa 22:5 : 5 For the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies, has planned a day of panic, defeat, and confusion. In the Valley of Vision people shout and cry out to the hill.
  • Mic 7:4 : 4 The best of them is like a thorn; their godly are like a thorn bush. Woe to your watchmen; your appointed punishment is on the way. The time of their confusion is now.

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  • Mark 6:14-17
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    14The Death of John the Baptist Now King Herod heard this, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some were saying,“John the baptizer has been raised from the dead, and because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”

    15Others said,“He is Elijah.” Others said,“He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past.”

    16But when Herod heard this, he said,“John, whom I beheaded, has been raised!”

    17For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod had married her.

  • Luke 9:8-10
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    8while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.

    9Herod said,“I had John beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” So Herod wanted to learn about Jesus.

    10The Feeding of the Five Thousand When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.

  • Matt 14:1-3
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    1The Death of John the Baptist At that time Herod the tetrarch heard reports about Jesus,

    2and he said to his servants,“This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”

    3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

  • Mark 6:19-22
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    19So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him. But she could not

    20because Herod stood in awe of John and protected him, since he knew that John was a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, and yet he liked to listen to John.

    21But a suitable day came, when Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his court officials, military commanders, and leaders of Galilee.

    22When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests. The king said to the girl,“Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.”

  • Luke 3:19-20
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    19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the evil deeds that he had done,

    20Herod added this to them all: He locked up John in prison.

  • Matt 2:3
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    3When King Herod heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.

  • Luke 7:16-18
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    16Fear seized them all, and they began to glorify God, saying,“A great prophet has appeared among us!” and“God has come to help his people!”

    17This report about Jesus circulated throughout Judea and all the surrounding country.

    18Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

  • Luke 23:7-9
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    7When he learned that he was from Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who also happened to be in Jerusalem at that time.

    8When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him and was hoping to see him perform some miraculous sign.

    9So Herod questioned him at considerable length; Jesus gave him no answer.

  • Matt 14:5-6
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    5Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

    6But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,

  • Luke 9:19
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    19They answered,“John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”

  • Matt 4:12
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    12Preaching in Galilee Now when Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, he went into Galilee.

  • Matt 11:2-4
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    2Jesus and John the Baptist Now when John heard in prison about the deeds Christ had done, he sent his disciples to ask a question:

    3“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”

    4Jesus answered them,“Go tell John what you hear and see:

  • Acts 12:1
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    1James is Killed and Peter Imprisoned About that time King Herod laid hands on some from the church to harm them.

  • Mark 9:10
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    10They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant.

  • Luke 3:15
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    15While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

  • Matt 14:10
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    10So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

  • Luke 13:31
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    31Going to Jerusalem At that time, some Pharisees came up and said to Jesus,“Get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you.”

  • Acts 10:37
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    37you know what happened throughout Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John announced:

  • Acts 12:19
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    19When Herod had searched for him and did not find him, he questioned the guards and commanded that they be led away to execution. Then Herod went down from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

  • Luke 7:20
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    20When the men came to Jesus, they said,“John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask,‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’”

  • Matt 17:13
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    13Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

  • John 4:1
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    1Departure From Judea Now when Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that he was winning and baptizing more disciples than John

  • John 3:26
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    26So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

  • Luke 3:1
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    1The Ministry of John the Baptist In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip was tetrarch of the region of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene,

  • Matt 11:7
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    7While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John:“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • Luke 20:4
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    4John’s baptism– was it from heaven or from people?”

  • Matt 16:14
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    14They answered,“Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

  • Acts 13:30
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    30But God raised him from the dead,

  • Luke 7:29
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    29(Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

  • Matt 2:7
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    7Then Herod privately summoned the wise men and determined from them when the star had appeared.

  • Mark 11:32
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    32But if we say,‘From people–’”(they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

  • Luke 7:24
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    24When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John:“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?