Matthew 14:10
And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
KJV
καὶ πέμψας ἀπεκεφάλισεν Ἰωάννην ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ·
Greek NT
Misitque et decollavit Joannem in carcere.
Vulgate
and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.
ASV
And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
Douay-Rheims
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7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πέμπω
pempo
verb · 79×
φυλακή
phulake
noun · 46×
ἀποκεφαλίζω
apokephalizo
verb · 4×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
Ἰωάννης
ioannes
noun · 134×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
trivial
SBLGNT: τὸν | NIV/RP: τὸν
- τὸν — SBLGNT
- τὸν — Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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…
1. Not long after this John the Baptist was beheaded by the younger Herod, as is stated in the Gospels. Josephus also records the same fact, making mention of Herodias by name, and stating that, although she was the wife of his brother, Herod made her his own wife after divorcing his former lawful wife, who was the daughter of Aretas, king of Petra, and separating Herodias from…
Cross-references
- 2Sam 12:13 — And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
- 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.