9And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.
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And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him: but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king speaketh against Caesar. …
For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. …
Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas, or Jesus which is called Christ? …
And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox, Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected.
Commentary
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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