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.
In other versions
And Herod said, John I beheaded: but who is this, about whom I hear such things? And he sought to see him.
ASV
And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.
BBE
And Herod said, John *I* have beheaded, but who is this of whom I hear such things? and he sought to see him.
DBY
Herod said, "John I beheaded, but who is this, about whom I hear such things?" He sought to see him.
WEB
and Herod said, `John I did behead, but who is this concerning whom I hear such things?' and he was seeking to see him.
YLT
And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
ENG
And Herod said, John have I beheaded; but who is this of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
WBT
“I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.
BSB
In context
7Now 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;
8And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
9And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.
10And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.
11And the people, when they knew it, followed him: and he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Herod
- John