Critics argue this passage is in error since Jesus was not beheaded as John the Baptist was. The word "likewise" does not refer to the method of execution but to the fact that they "have done unto him" whatever they wanted. "Likewise" does not have to mean "in exactly the same manner with absolutely no variations." If it did, one could object that even if both were beheaded, one was beheaded with a sharp axe and the other with a dull one.