Matthew 14:2

and said to his children, This is John (the) Baptist, he is risen from death [or he hath risen from (the) dead], and therefore virtues work in him, (or and that is why works of power, or miracles, can be done by him).

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In The King James Version

And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

In Context

1In that time Herod tetrarch, [that is, (the) prince of the fourth part], heard (of) the fame of Jesus;

3For Herod had (taken) hold (of) John, and bound him, and putted him in prison for Herodias, the wife of his brother.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:14And they said, Some John (the) Baptist; others Elias (or Elijah); and others Jeremy (or Jeremiah), or one of the prophets.

John 10:41And many came to him, and said, For John did no miracle [or sign]; and all things whatever John said of this (man), were sooth (or were 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 →

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