When Jesus heard the news. John the Baptist was both a close friend and a relative of Jesus (Luke 1:36). He felt the deep sorrow, just as we would. Also, the twelve had just returned from a very successful tour, Jesus' popularity was at its peak, and the crowds kept coming (see Mark 6:30-31). Jesus and his disciples crossed the Lake of Galilee (John 6:1) and went toward Bethsaida Julias (Luke 9:10) on the eastern shore.

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