Matthew 14:1
In that time Herodes Tetrarka heard the rumour concerning Jeshu;
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
In Context
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Mark 8:15And he counselled them, and said to them, Look and beware of the leaven of the Pharishee, and of the leaven of Herodes.
Luke 3:19But Herodes Tetrarka, because he was reproved by Juchanon concerning Herodia the wife of Philipos his brother, and concerning all the evil things which he had done,
Luke 13:31In that day came men from the Pharishee, saying to him, Remove, go from hence, because Herodes desireth to kill thee.
Luke 23:15nor also Herodes; for I sent him unto him, and, behold, nothing worthy of death is done to him:
Acts 12:1BUT at that time Herodes the king, he who was surnamed Agripos, stretched forth hands upon some who were in the church, to ill-treat 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 →