Luke 9:7
5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where.
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
- KJV
- Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;
- WEB
- Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him; and he was very perplexed, because it was said by some that John had risen from the dead,
- ASV
- Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done: and he was much perplexed, because that it was said by some, that John was risen from the dead;
- DARBY
- And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things which were done [by him], and was in perplexity, because it was said by some that John was risen from among [the] dead,
- BLB
- Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things happening, and he was perplexed because it was said by some that John was risen out from the dead,
- ÅB
- Men fjerdingsfyrsten Herodes fikk høre om alt det som skjedde, og han var i stor tvil, fordi det ble sagt av noen at Johannes hadde stått opp fra de døde,
- OTB
- Herodes landsfyrsten hørte om alt som skjedde, og han var forvirret fordi noen sa at Johannes var blitt reist opp fra de døde,
- B1930
- Men fjerdingsfyrsten Herodes fikk høre om alt det som skjedde, og han var i stor tvil, fordi det blev sagt av nogen at Johannes var opstanden fra de døde,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Mark 6:14–28
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.
Read in contextMatthew 14:1–12
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
Read in contextLuke 9:19
They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
Read in contextJob 18:11–12
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
Read in contextPsalms 73:19
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
Read in contextLuke 3:1
Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judæa, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Read in contextMicah 7:4
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Read in contextIsaiah 22:5
For it is a day of trouble, and of treading down, and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.
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