Matthew 14:5
And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.
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4Because John had said to him, It is not right for you to have her.
Cross References
Matthew 11:9But why 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 had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.
Mark 11:30The baptism of John, was it from heaven or from men? give me an answer.
Luke 20:6But if we say, Of men; we will be stoned by the people, for they are certain that John was a prophet.
Acts 5:26Then the captain and some of the police went and took them, but not violently, for fear that they might be stoned by the people.
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 →