Matthew 14:2

and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptiser. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers 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

1At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,

3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

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Cross References

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

John 10:41Many came to him. They said, “John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is 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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