Matthew 14:1

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus;

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

In Context

2and he said to his servants: This is John The Immerser; he has risen from the dead; and for this reason the powers of the spiritual world are active within him.

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Cross References

Mark 8:15And he charged them, saying: Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.

Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch having been reproved by him on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and for all the wicked deeds which Herod did,

Luke 13:31On the same day, certain Pharisees came and said to him: Depart, and get away from this place; for Herod intends to kill you.

Luke 23:15nor indeed did Herod; for I sent you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

Acts 12:1At that time Herod the king undertook to afflict some of the church.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:1

John the Baptist had said concerning Christ, He must increase, but I must decrease, John iii. 30 . The morning-star is here disappearing, and the Sun of righteousness rising to its meridian lustre. Here is, I. The martyrdom of John; his imprisonment for his faithfulness to Herod ( ver. 1-5 ), and the beheading of him to please Herodias, ver. 6-12 . II. The miracles of Christ. 1. His feeding five thousand men that came to him to be taught, with five loaves and two fishes, ver. 13-21 . 2. Christ's walking on the… Read the whole commentary →

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