Matthew 14:1

AT that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

In Context

2And he said to his servants: This is John the Immerser; he is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers[14:2] work in him.

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Cross References

Mark 8:15And he charged them, saying: Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.

Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother, and for all the evils which Herod did,

Luke 13:31On that day there came certain Pharisees, saying to him: Depart, and go hence; for Herod desires to kill thee.

Luke 23:15No, nor yet Herod; for I sent you up to him; and behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.

Acts 12:1AND about that time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands to oppress[12:1] certain of the church.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:1

John the Baptist had said concerning Christ, He must increase, but I must decrease, John iii. 30 . The morning-star is here disappearing, and the Sun of righteousness rising to its meridian lustre. Here is, I. The martyrdom of John; his imprisonment for his faithfulness to Herod ( ver. 1-5 ), and the beheading of him to please Herodias, ver. 6-12 . II. The miracles of Christ. 1. His feeding five thousand men that came to him to be taught, with five loaves and two fishes, ver. 13-21 . 2. Christ's walking on the… Read the whole commentary →

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