Matthew 14:5
And he had wished to kill him; but he was afraid of the people, seeing that they regarded him as a prophet.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
4For John had said to him: It is no lawful for her to be thy wife.
Cross References
Matthew 11:9And if not; what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yes, say I to you, and more than a prophet.
Matthew 21:32For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not; but the publicans and harlots believed him: and ye, after ye had seen it, did not even then repent and believe in him.
Mark 11:30The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or from men? Tell me.
Luke 20:6But if we say, From men; all the people will stone us; for they are persuaded that John was a prophet.
Acts 5:26Then went the rulers with attendants, to bring them without violence; for they feared, lest the people 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 →