Matthew 14:1

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

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

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2and said to his servants, “This is John the Immerser, he rose from the dead, and because of this the mighty energies are working in him.”

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Mark 8:15and He was charging them, saying, “Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,”

Luke 3:19and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

Luke 13:31On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to Him, “Go forth, and be going on from here, for Herod wishes to kill You”;

Luke 23:15no, neither Herod, for he sent Him back to us, and behold, nothing worthy of death is having been done by Him;

Acts 12:1And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands to do evil to certain of those of the Assembly,

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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