Matthew 14:5

And though he wished to kill him, he was afraid of the multitude, for they held him as a prophet.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

In Context

4For John said unto him, It is unlawful for thee to have her.

6But when Herod’s birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the circle, and pleased Herod:

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Cross References

Matthew 11:9Yet what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and abundantly more than a prophet.

Matthew 21:32For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the tax-gatherers and harlots believed on him. But ye, when ye saw it, repented not afterwards, that ye should believe on him.

Mark 11:30The baptism of John, was it of heaven, or of men? answer me.

Luke 20:6But if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us: for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.

Acts 5:26Then went the captain, with the officers, and brought them; not forcibly, for they were afraid of the people, lest they should stone them.

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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