Matthew 14:2

He said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead. Therefore these powers are at work in him.”

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And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

In Context

1About that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus.

3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:14They said, “Some say John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”

John 10:41Many people came to him and they said, “John indeed did no signs, but all the things that John has said about this man are true.”

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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