Luke 9:6-8

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⁶The apostles left and went from village to village, telling the good news and healing people everywhere.

Herod Is Worried

(Matthew 14.1-12; Mark 6.14-29)

⁷^(A) Herod^[a] the ruler heard about all that was happening, and he was worried. Some people were saying John the Baptist had come back to life. ⁸Others were saying Elijah had come^[b] or one of the prophets from long ago had come back to life.

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Footnotes

9.7 Herod: Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great.
9.8 Elijah had come: Many of the Jewish people expected the prophet Elijah to come and prepare the way for the Messiah.