1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
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Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead; …
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
And king Herod heard of him;(for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-12)We have here the story of John’s martyrdom. Observe, I. The occasion of relating this story here, Matt. 14:1 , 2 . Here is, 1. The account brought to Herod of the miracles which Christ wrought. Herod the tetrarch or chief governor of Galilee heard of the fame of Jesus . At that time, when his countrymen slighted him, upon the account of his meanness and obscurity, he began to be famous at court. N…
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