Mark 6:14–29 follows the disciples' success in continuing John the Baptist's work with a flashback of John's execution. John was Jesus' cousin (Luke 1:36) and ...

Mark relayed the story of John and Herod as a foreshadowing of Jesus' own death by the hands of a political, though sympathetic, figure.

And king Herod heard [of him] "Of Jesus", as the Syriac version supplies it; or "the miracles of Jesus", as the Persic version.

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 ...

Practical Bible study on Mark 6:14-29. Includes cross references, discussion questions, commentary, outline, and applications on Mark 6.

This account indicates that sin can lead us to neglect the things that are actually valuable and, in turn, place incredible value on things that are actually ...

Jesus cleans our guilty consciences (see Hebrews 10:22), and God erases our sins from his memory.

5 июл. 2021 г. · He can't let go of power, even when that power overtakes his better judgment and results in an innocent man's beheading.

It's that the same goes for Jesus as he also spoke truth to power. God's good deed for us in Christ does not go without punishment displayed in the crucifixion.

In Mark 6:14, the narrative foreshadows the conflict that defines much of Jesus' ministry, illustrating how perceptions of God's truth can be distorted in the ...