Matthew 14:5

And [while] desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him for a prophet.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

In Context

4For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

6But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

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Cross References

Matthew 11:9But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet:

Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the tax-gatherers and the harlots believed him; but *ye* when ye saw [it] repented not yourselves afterwards to believe him.

Mark 11:30The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.

Luke 20:6but if we should say, Of men, the whole people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

Acts 5:26Then the captain, having gone with the officers, brought them, not with 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 →

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