Matthew 14:2
Verse 2 of 36. The 14th of 28 chapters in Matthew, in The Gospels.
1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
2And 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.
3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
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Matthew 14:2 in the World English Bible
and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”Read Matthew 14:2 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:2
The construction he puts upon this (v. 2); He said to his servants that told him of the fame of Jesus, as sure as we are here, this is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead. Either the leaven of Herod was not Sadducism, for the Sadducees say, There is no resurrection (Acts xxiii. 8); or else Herod's guilty conscience (as is usual with atheists) did at this time get the mastery of his opinion, and now he…
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