Matthew 14:2

And he said to his servants: This is John the Baptist: he is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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 the time Herod the Tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus.

3For Herod had apprehended John and bound him, and put him into prison, because of Herodias, his brother's wife.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:14But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

John 10:41And many resorted to him, and they said: John indeed did no sign.

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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