Matthew 14:1
About that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus.
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At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
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Mark 8:15He warned them and said, “Keep watch and be on guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”
Luke 3:19When Herod the tetrarch had been reproved for marrying his brother's wife Herodias, and for all the other evil things that Herod had done,
Luke 13:31Shortly after, some Pharisees came and said to him, “Go and leave here because Herod wants to kill you.”
Luke 23:15No, nor does Herod, for he sent him back to us, and see, nothing worthy of death has been done by him.
Acts 12:1Now about that time Herod the king laid hands on some who belonged to the church so that he might mistreat 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 →