Matthew 14:3

For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

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.

4For John said to him: It is not lawful for you to have her.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:2Now when John had heard in the prison of the works of the Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

Mark 6:19And Herodias was angry with him, and desired to have him killed, and was not able;

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,

John 3:23And John also was immersing in Ænon, near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed;

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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