Matthew 14:3

For Herod had taken Iohn, and bounde him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

In Context

2And sayde vnto his seruaunts, This is that Iohn Baptist, hee is risen againe from the deade, and therefore great woorkes are wrought by him.

4For Iohn saide vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her.

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Cross References

Matthew 11:2And when Iohn heard in the prison the woorkes of Christ, he sent two of his disciples, and sayde vnto him,

Mark 6:19Therefore Herodias layd waite against him, and would haue killed him, but she could not:

Luke 3:19But when Herod the Tetrarch was rebuked of him, for Herodias his brother Philips wife, and for all the euils which Herod had done,

John 3:23And Iohn also baptized in Enon besides Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

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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