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14 Jesus had become so well known that King Herod received reports of all that Jesus was doing. Some were saying[a] that John the Baptist[b] had been raised from the dead and that these mighty works were the fruits of his resurrection.

Others (disagreeing): 15 No, this Jesus is Elijah, returned to work on the earth.

And still others said He was another of the prophets.

Herod (to himself): 16 No, it is John, the prophet I beheaded, risen from the dead.

For the blood of John was on his hands.

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Footnotes

  1. 6:14 Some of the earliest manuscripts read “He was saying.”
  2. 6:14 Literally, John who immersed, to show repentance

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