Matthew 14 · Verse 10

Matthew 14:10

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
Matthew 14:10, King James Version

Matthew 14:10 in other translations

BSBand sent to have John beheaded in the prison.
WEBand he sent and beheaded John in the prison.
ASVand he sent and beheaded John in the prison.
YLTand having sent, he beheaded John in the prison,
DARBYAnd he sent and beheaded John in the prison;
BBEAnd he sent and had John's head cut off in the prison.
WebsterAnd he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

What does Matthew 14:10 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 10. And he sent, and beheaded John. For the sake of these wicked men, the bloody offering, the head of the slaughtered prophet, was brought and given as the reward to the daughter and mother. What an offering to a woman! Josephus says of her, that "she was a woman full of ambition and envy, having a mighty influence on Herod, and able to persuade him to things he was not at all inclined to." This is one of the many proofs that we have that the evangelists drew characters according to truth.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 14:1-12

The terror and reproach of conscience, which Herod, like other daring offenders, could not shake off, are proofs and warnings of a future judgment, and of future misery to them. But there may be the terror of convictions, where there is not the truth of conversion. When men pretend to favour the gospel, yet live in evil, we must not favour their self-delusion, but must deliver our consciences as John did. The world…

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Matthew 14:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
πέμψαςpempsashe having sentG3992
ἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenbeheadedG607
τὸνton<the>G3588
ἸωάννηνIōannēnJohnG2491
ἐνeninG1722
τῇtēatheG3588
φυλακῇ.phulakēaprison.G5438

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 14:10

  • Revelation 11:7

    And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

  • Luke 9:9

    And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

  • Matthew 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.

  • Mark 6:27-29

    And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

  • Jeremiah 2:30

    In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

  • Matthew 23:34-36

    Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify; and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city: That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

  • Matthew 21:35-36

    And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:16

    But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

  • Mark 9:13

    But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

  • Matthew 22:3-6

    And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his farm, another to his merchandise: And the remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and beheaded.
17:12; 21:35,36; 22:3-6; 23:34-36; 2Ch 36:16; Jer 2:30; Mr 6:27-29
Mr 9:13; Lu 9:9; Re 11:7
the prison.Josephus informs us that John the Baptist was imprisoned and beheaded by Herod in the strong castle of Machaerus, which he describes as situated about 60 stadia east of Jordan, not far from where the river discharges itself into the Dead Sea.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 14:9

    And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

  • Matthew 14:10

    And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

  • Matthew 14:11

    And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

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Matthew 14:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y enviando, degolló á Juan en la cárcel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il envoya décapiter Jean dans la prison.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er sandte hin und ließ den Johannes im Gefängnis enthaupten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Misitque et decollavit Joannem in carcere.