Matthew 14:5
Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
In Context
4For John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for yoʋ to have her.”
Cross References
Matthew 11:9But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but tax collectors and prostitutes believed him. Yet even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him.
Mark 11:30Did John's authority to baptize come from heaven or from men? Answer me.”
Luke 20:6But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us, for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.”
Acts 5:26So the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force, for they were afraid the people might stone them.
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 →