14. Now King Herod heard about all this, because Jesus' reputation had spread everywhere. Some people were saying, “John the Baptist has come back to life! That is why he has this power to perform miracles.”
15. Others, however, said, “He is Elijah.”Others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”
16. When Herod heard it, he said, “He is John the Baptist! I had his head cut off, but he has come back to life!”
17. Herod himself had ordered John's arrest, and he had him chained and put in prison. Herod did this because of Herodias, whom he had married, even though she was the wife of his brother Philip.