Matthew 14:1

At the time Herod the Tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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 Baptist: he is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.

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Cross References

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

Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done;

Luke 13:31The same day, there came some of the Pharisees, saying to him: Depart, and get thee hence, for Herod hath a mind to kill thee.

Luke 23:15No, nor Herod neither. For I sent you to him, and behold, nothing worthy of death is done to him.

Acts 12:1And at the same time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands, to afflict some 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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