Matthew 14:5

And [although] Herod was desiring to kill Yochanan, he feared the crowd, because they considered Yochanan a Navi.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

In Context

4For Yochanan kept on saying to him, It is asur for you to have her.

6Now at the yom huledet celebration of Herod, it came about that the daughter of Herodias danced before them and Herod was pleased.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:9But what did you go out to see? A Navi? Ken, I tell you. And one greater than a Navi.

Matthew 21:32For Yochanan of the tevilah of teshuva came to you in the Derech Tzidkat Hashem (Way of Righteousness), and you did not believe him. But the mochesim and the zonot believed him. But you, even after you saw, did not change your mind + 21:32 i.e., make teshuva and believe him.

Mark 11:30The tevilah [of teshuva] of Yochanan — was it from Shomayim or from Bnei Adam? Answer me!

Luke 20:6But if we say, from Bnei Adam, HaAm (the People) all will subject us to sequilah (stoning), for HaAm Yisroel are all convinced that Yochanan is a navi.

Acts 5:26Then the Sar Tzeva HaHeikhal went along with the mesharetim and brought the Moshiachʼs Shlichim back, but not with force — for they feared the people, lest they should 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 →

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