Matthew 14:2

And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.

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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 news of Jesus came to Herod the king;

3For Herod had taken John 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 say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

John 10:41And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was 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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