Mar 6:16 | MHM | STEP | v. 16 : Herod heard about Jesus and said, This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead (Mark 6:16 ). Herod’s guilty conscience made him afraid. He thought John had come back with even more power, because now miracles were happening. This shows that a guilty conscience can make people afraid, even when no one else accuses them (Acts 24:16 ).

‏ Mark 6:16

v. 16: Herod heard about Jesus and said, This is John, whom I beheaded; he has been raised from the dead (Mark 6:16 ^a). Herod’s guilty conscience made him afraid. He thought John had come back with even more power, because now miracles were happening. This shows that a guilty conscience can make people afraid, even when no one else accuses them (Acts 24:16 ^b).