Matthew 14:2

and he said to his boys, This is John the immerser. He has risen from the dead, and because of this the powers work in him.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

In Context

1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report of Jesus,

3For Herod having arrested John, bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:14And they said, Some, John the immerser, others, Elijah, but others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

John 10:41And many came to him, and they said, John indeed did not one sign, but all, as many things as John spoke about this man, were true.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:2-13

The Death of John the Baptist. 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a… Read the whole commentary →

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