Herod is Perplexed About Jesus

7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that [fn]Jesus was doing, and he was greatly perplexed, because some were saying that John had been raised from the dead, 8 others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and others were saying that one of the ancient prophets had risen. 9 But Herod said, “John I beheaded; who then is this man about whom I hear such things?” So he was looking for an opportunity to see him.