Luke 9:7-9

EasyEnglish Bible

A ruler hears about Jesus

⁷ People told the ruler, Herod, about all the things that were happening.^[a] His mind was confused because people were saying lots of different things about Jesus. Some people were saying, ‘John the Baptist died but now he has become alive again.’ ⁸ Other people were saying, ‘It is Elijah that has come back.’ Some other people were saying, ‘This is one of God's prophets who lived a long time ago. Now he has become alive again.’^[b]

⁹ Herod said, ‘I sent a soldier to cut off John's head.^[c] So who is this man? I hear many things about him.’ After that, Herod was trying to meet Jesus.