Graphic Bible · Scene 15 of 54

In the flashback, Herod orders his servants to seize John.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible. Flashback: John’s imprisonment and death, following Herod’s report.

Mark 6:17

John Seized and Imprisoned

Sent Out, Fed, and Reassured · Mark 6

Story guide: Herod gives an order, two men seize John, and John sits in prison with his wrists bound.

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17For Herod himself had sent and seized John, and bound him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

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