Mark 6:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

Feared

Mark 11:18

Matthew 14:5

Matthew 21:26

And heard

Mark 4:16

John 5:35

Bible References

Feared

This came to the ears of the scribes and high priests, and they tried to get him put to death, for they were afraid of him. But the multitude were all astounded at his teaching.

He was anxious to kill him but he was afraid of the people, for they held John to be a prophet.

And if we say, 'From men,' we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet."

And heard

Similarly those who are sown 'on stony soil' are the people who on hearing the word accept it with enthusiasm;

he was a burning and a shining lamp, and you chose to rejoice for a while in his light.