Matthew 14:2
"This man is Johnthe Baptist; he is risen from the dead. That is why miraculous powers are working through him."
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
1Just then Herod, the Tetrarch, heard of Jesus’ fame, and said to his courtiers.
Cross References
Matthew 16:14They replied, "Some say ‘Johnthe Baptist’;others, however, say that’He is Elijah’;others, ‘Jeremiah,’ or ‘One of the Prophets.’"
John 10:41Many who came to him said, "John did not perform any signs, but everything he said about this man was 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 →