And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.(Mark 6:14)

Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.(Mark 6:15)

But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.(Mark 6:16)

For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.

For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.(Mark 6:18)

Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:(Mark 6:19)

For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.(Mark 6:20)

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Mark 6:17 - Cross Reference

But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, (Luke 3:19)

Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee; (Matthew 4:12)

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. (Matthew 14:3)

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, (Luke 3:1)

Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, (Matthew 11:2)