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But Herod, when he heard this, said, "This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead."
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The Haunting Voice of Guilt
All the commentators agree that Herod's conclusion about Jesus stems from a guilty conscience, not a logical deduction. His fear got the best of him, and he explicitly confesses his own role by saying, 'John, whom I beheaded.' Scholars explain this as a powerful illustration of how unaddressed sin can torment and haunt a person's mind.
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John, whom I beheaded (ον εγο απεκεφαλισα Ιωανην). His fears got the best of him and so Herod settled down on this nightmare. He c…
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Reformed Baptist
But when Herod heard thereof Either of Christ, or rather of the different opinions about him,
he …
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Presbyterian
Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him…
