Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Matthew 14:1
At that time — When our Lord had spent about a year in his public ministry. Tetrarch — King of a fourth part of his father's dominions. Mark 6:14.
At that time — When our Lord had spent about a year in his public ministry. Tetrarch — King of a fourth part of his father's dominions. Mark 6:14.
MATTHEW 14:1 tetraa,rchj See the comment on Ac 13.1....
CHAPTER XIV. _Herod, having heard the fame of Christ, supposes him to be John_ _the Baptist, risen from the dead_, 1, 2. _A circumstantial account of the beheading of John the Baptist_, 3-12. _Fi...
HEROD THE TETRARCH - See also Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7. This was a son of Herod the Great. Herod the Great died probably in the first year after the birth of Christ, and left his kingdom to his three sons,...
2. JOHN'S MARTYRDOM. The Fourfold Attitude of the Rejected King. CHAPTER 14 1. John's Martyrdom. (Matthew 14:1 .) 2. The Disciples of John with the Lord Jesus. (Matthew 14:12 .) 3. Feeding the Five...
HEROD AND JESUS. THE END OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Mark 6:14 *, Luke 9:7, _cf._ Luke 3:18). Mt.'s narrative is much briefer than Mk.'s, and he goes astray. Thus in Mat
THE TRAGIC DRAMA OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Matthew 14:1-12)...
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus, and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptizer. He has been raised from the dead, and because of this, these deeds of power work in...
AT. In. Greek. _en._ TIME. season. HEROD. Herod Antipas. Son of Herod the Great by Malthace. See App-109. TETRARCH. The Greek word transliterated. a governor over the _fourth_ part of any region; b...
Matthew 14:1-12. Herod the Tetrarch puts to death John the Baptist Mark 6:14-29, where the further conjectures as to the personality of Jesus are given, "Elias, a [or THE] prophet, or as one of the p...
_At that time_ During the missionary journey of the Twelve. See Mark loc. cit. _Herod_ Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee and Peræa. He was a son of Herod the Great, and Malthakè, a Samaritan, who was...
ἘΝ ἘΚΕΊΝΩΙ ΤΩ͂Ι ΚΑΙΡΩ͂Ι. During the missionary journey of the Twelve. See Mark _loc. cit_. ἩΡΏΔΗΣ. Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee and Peræa. He was a son of Herod the Great, and Malthakè, a Samari...
HEROD THE TETRARCH PUTS TO DEATH JOHN THE BAPTIST Mark 6:14-29, where the further conjectures as to the personality of Jesus are given, ‘Elias, a [or the] prophet, or as one of the prophets,’ and the...
Ver l. At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus. 2. And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselv...
_JOHN WAS KILLED AND JESUS CARED MATTHEW 14:1-12:_ Hatred leads people to do and say terrible things to one another. John had told Herod the Tetrarch that it was not right for him to have his brother,...
ΉΚΟΥΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΚΟΎΩ (G191) слышать, ΤΕΤΡΑΆΡΧΗΣ (G5076) тетрарх, правитель над четвертой частью региона. Термин использовался для определения незначительного правителя (DA; HJPE, 1:334;...
HEROD THE TETRARCH— Herod is called _Tetrarch,_ because he inherited but a _fourth_ part of his father's dominions. However, he exercised a regal authority in Galilee, and is styled a _king,_ Matthew...
SECTION 33 JESUS HEARS OF THE ASSASSINATION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST (Parallels: Mark 6:14-29; Luke 9:7-9) TEXT: 14:1-13a 1 At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus, 2 and said...
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, The time of this alarm of Herod Antipas appears to have been during the mission of the Twelve, and shortly after the Baptist-who had lain...
37 The history of the kingdom proclamation in Acts and what is predicted the circumcision epistles and the Unveiling fully bears out our Lord's forecast. There were the seven sons of Sceva (Act_19:15)...
DEATH OF THE BAPTIST. FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. WALKING ON THE SEA 1, 2. Herod's opinion of Jesus (Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7)....
HEROD THE TETRARCH] son of Herod the Great, received by his father's will the government (tetrarchy) of Galilee and Peræa. His first wife was the daughter of the Arabian prince Aretas, called in 2 Cor...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 14 JOHN THE *BAPTIST DIES 14:1-12 V1 At that time, the ruler called Herod heard reports about Jesus. V2 So he spoke to his servants....
XIV. (1) HEROD THE TETRARCH. — The son of Herod the Great by Malthace. Under his father’s will he succeeded to the government of Galilee and Peræa, with the title of Tetrarch, and as ruler of a fourth...
CHAPTER 12 The Crisis in Galilee Matthew 14:1 - Matthew 15:1 - Matthew 16:1. THE lives of John and of Jesus, lived so far apart, and with so little intercommunication, have yet been interwoven in a...
ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ. Mk. connects with return of Twelve from their mission (Matthew 6:14), Mt. apparently with immediately preceding section. But the phrase recalls Matthew 11:25; Matthew 12:1, and it...
_Death of the Baptist_ (Mark 6:14-29; Luke 9:7-9). This section might with advantage have been given as a short chapter by itself, and a new start made with the feeding of the thousands which forms th...
FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS' SAKE Matthew 14:1-12 In the terror arising from his stricken conscience, Herod made confidants of his slaves, overleaping the barriers of position in his need of some ears into wh...
The presence and activity of the true King filled the false ruler with alarm. Herod sacrificed John to his lust. Once Herod had heard John, and the remembrance of former conviction was still with him,...
(1) At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, (1) Here is in John, an example of an invincible courage, which all faithful ministers of God's word ought to follow: in Herod, an exam...
Tetrarch. This word, derived from the Greek, signifies one that rules over the fourth part of a kingdom: as Herod then ruled over Galilee, which was but the fourth part of the kingdom of his father. ...
"At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, (2) And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in...
CONTENTS This Chapter opens with an account of Herod's having murdered John the Baptist. In the after part we have the relation of some of the miracles of Christ....
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
The reason why the Evangelists relate this occurrence is, to inform us that the name of Christ was universally celebrated, and, therefore, the Jews could not be excused on the plea of ignorance. Many...
Our Gospel resumes the historical course of these revelations, but in such a manner as to exhibit the spirit by which the people were animated. Herod (loving his earthly power and his own glory more t...
AT THAT TIME HEROD THE TETRARCH,.... Not Herod the Great, in whose reign Christ was born, and who slew the infants of Bethlehem, but his son; this was, as the Jewish chronologer c rightly observes, ...
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, Ver. 1. _At that time, &c._] When he was cast out by his countrymen, he was heard of at the court. The gospel, as the sea, what it loseth i...
_Now at that time_ When our Lord had spent about a year in his public ministry, and had sent out his disciples to preach the gospel, to cast out devils, and to heal diseases, and they, by virtue of hi...
HEROD THE TETRARCH; this was Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great who slew the children at Bethlehem. Chap Matthew 2:16. Tetrarch means the ruler of a fourth part, and was applied to him because he g...
THE DEATH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. The fame of Jesus reaches Herod:...
AT THAT TIME HEROD THE TETRARCH HEARD OF THE FAME OF JESUS,...
Now authority in high places is seen to reject Him too, by the deliberate rejection of His forerunner and servant John the Baptist. When King Herod hears of His fame, his conscience is troubled, feari...
1-12 The terror and reproach of conscience, which Herod, like other daring offenders, could not shake off, are proofs and warnings of a future judgment, and of future misery to them. But there may be...
MATTHEW CHAPTER 14 MATTHEW 14:1,2 Herod's opinion of Christ. MATTHEW 14:3 The cause and manner of John the Baptist's death. MATTHEW 14:13 Jesus departeth into a desert place, and feedeth there five th...
Origen Commentary on Matthew Book X "[139]...
Matthew 14:1 At G1722 that G1565 time G2540 Herod G2264 tetrarch G5076 heard G191 (G5656) report G189 Jesus...
‘At that time (season) Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus.' John had stirred the people in Peraea, another part of Herod's territory east of Jordan. But his ministry had been restric...
CHRONOLOGY. The chapter opens with an indefinite mark of time (‘at that season,' Matthew 14:1); but Luke 9:10 shows that it was upon the return of the Twelve. Hence chaps, Matthew 9:35-38;...
Matthew 14:1. AT THAT SEASON. Quite indefinite (see above). HEROD THE TETRARCH. Herod Antipas (a son of Herod the Great) now ruler in Galilee; a light-minded, prodigal, and luxurious prince, supersti...
HEROD THE TETRARCH (Hηρωιδης τετρααρχης). Herod Antipas ruler of Galilee and Perea, one-fourth of the dominion of Herod the Great.THE REPORT CONCERNING JESUS (την ακουην Ιησου). See on Matthew 4:...
HEROD Called Antipas; son of Herod the Great, (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 2:1) _ and Malthace, a Samaritan woman; brother of Archelaus, see margin reference, (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 2:22) _ a...
CONTENTS: Herod's troubled conscience and the murder of John the Baptist. The 5000 fed. Jesus walks on the water. CHARACTERS: Jesus, John the Baptist, Herod, Herodias, and her daughter, disciples. CO...
Matthew 14:2. _This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead._ Mark indicates that Herod was a sadducee by those words of Christ, Beware of the leaven of the sadducees beware of the leaven of He...
HEROD. Herod Antipas (see note on Matthew 2:1), HEARD ABOUT JESUS. He had been away in a war with Aretas, king of Arabia, and probably did not hear much until he returned....
_Herod the tetratch heard of the fame of Jesus._ A COURT PREACHER Herod is favourable to John, how could he be more unfortunate than to strike in the face the king who protects him? Is not the confid...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 14:1 HEROD Antipas was the Roman ruler (TETRARCH) over the region where Jesus ministered. When his father, Herod the Great, died, the kingdom was divided among three of Herod’s...
HEROD KILLS JOHN THE BAPTIST MATTHEW 14:1-12; MARK 6:14-29; LUKE 9:7-9; MATTHEW 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jes
CHAPTER 14 The first eleven verses of this chapter relate to the decollation of John the Baptist, of which I have spoken at length on the sixth chapter of S. Mark. _His Body_ : Syriac, _sclado_, i.e....
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 14:1. AT THAT TIME.—_Season_ (R.V.). In our idiom we should bring out the idea by giving a somewhat different turn to the expression, viz., _about_ that time (_Morison_). HERO...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 14:1 CHRIST'S POWER TO SUPPLY AND PROTECT AND HEAL, PREFACED BY A STATEMENT OF HEROD'S RELATION T
And at that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus. And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he's risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in...
Acts 4:27; Luke 13:31; Luke 13:32; Luke 23:15; Luke 23:8;...
Tetrarch. A ruler of a fourth part. Archelaus had obtained two - fourths of his father's dominions, and Antipas (this Herod) and Philip each one - fourth. The fame [α κ ο η ν]. Better as Rev., report...
Observe here, 1. How strange it was the Herod should not hear of the fame of Jesus till now; all the country and adjoining regions had rung of his fame, only Herod's court hears nothing. Miserable is...