Story of Herod and the Baptist (Matthew 14:3-12). Herod's endorsement of the theory that Jesus is John redivivus gives a convenient opportunity for reporting here post eventum the Baptist's fate. The report is given in aorists which need not be translated as pluperfects (as in A. V [45] and R. V [46]).

[45] Authorised Version.

[46] Revised Version.

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Old Testament