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Mark 6:16

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

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  1. 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.

  2. Mark 6:15

    Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

  3. Mark 6:17

    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.

  4. Mark 6:18

    For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

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