Matthew 14:5
And he intended to put him to death, but feared the multitude, because they regarded him as a prophet.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
4For John said to him: It is not lawful for you to have her.
6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.
Cross References
Matthew 11:9But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you believed him not. But the publicans and the harlots believed him. And you, when you had seen it, afterward felt no regret, that you might believe him.
Mark 11:30Was the immersion of John from heaven, or from men? answer me.
Luke 20:6But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they believe that John was a prophet.
Acts 5:26Then went the captain with the attendants, and brought them without violence; for they feared the people, lest they should be stoned.
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 →