Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 14:12

12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

The Disciples of Iohn, in Testimony of their respect to their Master, and of their owning of his Doctrine, and grat[illegible: 1 letter]ful Remembrance of him, hearing what Herod had done, came and took up Iohns Body, and buried it in a Tomb, and they soon a[illegible: 1 letter]ter went and acquainted our Saviour with what had happened. Which was the cause of our Saviours withdrawing to a place where he might be less taken notice of, as we shall he[illegible: 1 letter]r.