Matthew 14:1
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus
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In The King James Version
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
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Mark 8:15Then Jesus gave them strict orders, saying, “Watch out! Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.”
Luke 3:19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother's wife, and because of all the evils he had done,
Luke 13:31On that same day some Pharisees came up and said to Jesus, “Leave this place and go somewhere else, for Herod wants to kill yoʋ.”
Luke 23:15and neither has Herod, for I sent you to him. Clearly he has done nothing that deserves death.
Acts 12:1About that time King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church in order to harm them.
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 →