Matthew 14:2

and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him.”

English Majority Text (NT)

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 that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus,

3For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:14So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, but others say Elijah, and yet others say Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”

John 10:41And many came to Him and said, “John indeed performed no sign, but everything which John said about this Man was true.”

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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