Matthew 14:1
At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
Revised Version 1895
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 charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.
Luke 3:19but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
Luke 13:31In that very hour there came certain Pharisees, saying to him, Get thee out, and go hence: for Herod would fain kill thee.
Luke 23:15no, nor yet Herod: for he sent him back unto us; and behold, nothing worthy of death hath been done by him.
Acts 12:1Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.
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 →