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Mark 6:14

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.

KJV

Καὶ ἤκουσεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἡρώδης, φανερὸν γὰρ ἐγένετο τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔλεγεν ὅτι Ἰωάννης ὁ βαπτίζων ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν, καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ἐνεργοῦσιν αἱ δυνάμεις ἐν αὐτῷ.

Greek NT

Et audivit rex Herodes (manifestum enim factum est nomen ejus), et dicebat : Quia Joannes Baptista resurrexit a mortuis : et propterea virtutes operantur in illo.

Vulgate

And king Herod heardthereof; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.

ASV

And king Herod heard, (for his name was made manifest,) and he said: John the Baptist is risen again from dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People John the BaptistJohnHerod the GreatHerod Antipas

In the original Greek

22 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βαπτίζω
baptizo
verb · 77×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
δύναμις
dunamis
noun · 119×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
νεκρός
nekros
adjective · 128×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
φανερός
phaneros
adjective · 18×
ἀκούω
akouo
verb · 427×
ἐγείρω
egeiro
verb · 143×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἐνεργέω
energeo
verb · 21×
Ἡρώδης
erodes
noun · 43×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
o
article · 19778×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἔλεγον | WH/NIV: ἔλεγον | Treg/RP: ἔλεγεν
  • ἔλεγονSBLGNT
  • ἔλεγονWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἔλεγενTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶν | RP: ἐκ νεκρῶν ἠγέρθη
  • ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶνSBLGNT
  • ἐγήγερται ἐκ νεκρῶνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἐκ νεκρῶν ἠγέρθηRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

1. The Parable of the Tares: the House of Jesus. Then He left the multitudes and went into His house, and His disciples came unto Him saying, Declare to us the parable of the tares of the field. Matthew 13:36 When Jesus then is with the multitudes, He is not in His house, for the multitudes are outside of the house, and it is an act which springs from His love of men to leave t…
The most important book for New Testament attestation. Contains: (1) The census of Quirinius (Ant. 18.1.1), explaining the political background of Luke 2:1-2. (2) The founding of the "fourth philosophy" (Zealots). (3) THE TESTIMONIUM FLAVIANUM (Ant. 18.3.3) — the most debated passage in ancient historiography, referencing Jesus as a wise man, a worker of wonderful deeds, teache…

Cross-references

  • 1Thess 1:8 — For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.
  • 2Chr 26:15 — And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously h
  • Luke 3:1 — 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
  • Luke 4:37 — And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about.
  • Luke 9:7 — Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
  • Luke 9:7 — Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
  • Luke 13:31 — The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
  • Luke 23:7 — And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.
  • Luke 23:8 — And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him.
  • Mark 1:28 — And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee.
  • Mark 1:45 — But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from
  • Mark 8:28 — And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
  • Mark 8:28 — And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
  • Matt 9:31 — But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his fame in all that country.
  • Matt 14:1 — At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
  • Matt 14:1 — At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
  • Matt 17:12 — But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.