Matthew 14:5
And desiring, to kill, him, he feared the multitude, because, as a prophet, they held him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
4for John had been saying to him, It is not allowed thee, to have her.
Cross References
Matthew 11:9But why went ye forth? A prophet, to see? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
Matthew 21:32For John came unto you, in a way of righteousness, and ye believed him not,—but, the tax-collectors and the harlots, believed him; and, ye, seeing it, were not even smitten with regret, afterwards, so as to believe him.
Mark 11:30The immersion by John, Of heaven, was it, or, of men? Answer me!
Luke 20:6But, if we say, Of men, the people, one and all, will stone us, for, persuaded, they are, that, John, was, a prophet.
Acts 5:26Then, the captain with the officers, departing, brought them—not with violence,—for they were afraid of the people, lest they should be stoned;
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 →