Matthew 14:5
And though desiring to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they held him as a prophet.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
4For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her.
6But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Cross References
Matthew 11:9But what went ye out to see? A prophet[11:9]? Yea, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
Mark 11:30John's immersion, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me.
Luke 20:6But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Acts 5:26Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them, not with violence (for they feared the people), that they might not 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 →