Matthew 14:1
In that season, heard Herod the tetrarch, the fame of Jesus:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
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Mark 8:15And he began charging them, saying—Mind! beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod!
Luke 3:19But, Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias, the wife of his brother, and concerning all the wicked things Herod had done,
Luke 13:31In that very hour, came near certain Pharisees, saying unto him, Go forth, and be journeying hence, because, Herod, desireth to slay thee.
Luke 23:15Nay! nor Herod; for he hath sent him back unto you,—and lo! nothing worthy of death, hath been done by him.
Acts 12:1Now, in the course of that season, Herod the king thrust forth his hands to harm some of them of the assembly,—
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 →