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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.

Matthew 14:2

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Matthew Henry

(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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