Matthew 14:1

At that time did Herod the tetrarch hear the fame of Jesus,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

In Context

2and said to his servants, 'This is John the Baptist, he did rise from the dead, and because of this the mighty energies are working in him.'

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Cross References

Mark 8:15and he was charging them, saying, 'Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod,'

Luke 3:19and Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him concerning Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, and concerning all the evils that Herod did,

Luke 13:31On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to him, 'Go forth, and be going on hence, for Herod doth wish to kill thee;'

Luke 23:15no, nor yet Herod, for I sent you back unto him, and lo, nothing worthy of death is having been done by him;

Acts 12:1And about that time, Herod the king put forth his hands, to do evil to certain of those 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 →

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