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King James Bible - Mark 6:16

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:16

Y oy�ndolo Herodes, dijo: Este es Juan el que yo degoll�; �l ha resucitado de los muertos.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 16. But when Herod heard thereof , etc..] Either of Christ, or rather of the different opinions about him, he said, it is John, whom I have beheaded : the thought stuck close to him, and continued with him; he could not get rid of it, nor persuade himself to the contrary; nor could any of his servants get him off of it, but he affirmed it with the greatest assurance imaginable. These different sentiments of the people concerning Jesus, greatly perplexed the mind of Herod, as appears from ( Luke 9:7-9), for it was first given out by others, and not by Herod, that John the Baptist was risen from the dead ; which he hearing of, gave him great uneasiness: he thoroughly considered the matter; he called to mind how he had used him, imprisoned him, and put him to death. At first he could not receive it, that since he was beheaded by him, he should be restored to life; but hearing of the miracles that were done by him, his conscience accused him, his fancy worked, and at length he firmly believed it, that he must be risen: and this sentiment, which he himself gave into at last, distressed him above all the rest, because of his concern in his death, fearing he was come to life to take vengeance on him: it might not sit very easy upon his mind, to bear that Elias had appeared the forerunner of the Messiah, the king of the Jews; who himself might be quickly expected, and who, he might fear, would seize upon, and take away that part of the kingdom which he was possessed of: and even to be told, that one of the prophets was risen from the dead, might be shocking to him; imagining that something of considerable moment was to be done, some revolution to be made; that the people would be stirred up by him, to attempt a change of government: but the first of these made the greatest impression on him, and what he could not get off, but fully gave into, as a thing unquestionable. He owns he beheaded John; he was conscious to himself of the sin, and confesses it; he does not lay it to the charge of Herodias and her daughter, though they requested it; the guilt of it lay upon his conscience, and he dreaded this appearance of John, as he fancied. And if he was a Sadducee before, as he has been thought to be, he now changed his mind, and believed a resurrection from the dead. So men may be convinced of sin, and entertain other and better notions of religion, and yet not be converted persons.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 14-29 - Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he wa dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taugh him; but it is not enough to do many things, we must have respect to all the commandments. Herod respected John, till he touched him in his Herodias. Thus many love good preaching, if it keep far away from their beloved sin. But it is better that sinners persecute ministers now for faithfulness, than curse them eternally for unfaithfulness. The ways of God are unsearchable; but we may be sure he never can be at a loss to repay his servants for what they endure or lose for his sake. Deat could not come so as to surprise this holy man; and the triumph of the wicked was short.

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Greek Textus Receptus

ακουσας 191 5660 V-AAP-NSM δε 1161 CONJ ο 3588 T-NSM ηρωδης 2264 N-NSM ειπεν 2036 5627 V-2AAI-3S οτι 3754 CONJ ον 3739 R-ASM εγω 1473 P-1NS απεκεφαλισα 607 5656 V-AAI-1S ιωαννην 2491 N-ASM ουτος 3778 D-NSM εστιν 2076 5748 V-PXI-3S αυτος 846 P-NSM ηγερθη 1453 5681 V-API-3S εκ 1537 PREP νεκρων 3498 A-GPM

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

16. He is risen. The he, ou=tov, is emphatic. This one. This very John.

17-29. On the Peculiarities of Mark in this narrative, See Introduction.

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Robertson's NT Word Studies

6:16 {John, whom I beheaded} (hon ego apekefalisa iwanen). His fears got the best of him and so Herod settled down on this nightmare. He could still see that charger containing John's head coming towards him in his dreams. The late verb apokefalizw means to cut off the head. Herod had ordered it done and recognizes his guilt.