Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
Matthew 14:2
servants. young men or courtiers. Greek. pais. App-108.
the dead. With Art. See App-139.
therefore. on this account. Greek. dia touto.
mighty works. See note on Matthew 13:54, above.
in. Greek. en.
servants. young men or courtiers. Greek. pais. App-108.
the dead. With Art. See App-139.
therefore. on this account. Greek. dia touto.
mighty works. See note on Matthew 13:54, above.
in. Greek. en.
Verse Matthew 14:2. _THIS IS JOHN THE BAPTIST_] ον εγω απεκεφαλισα, _Whom_ _I beheaded_. These words are added here by the Codex Bezae and several others, by the Saxon, and five copies of the Itala....
THIS IS JOHN THE BAPTIST - Herod feared John. His conscience smote him for his crimes. He remembered that he had wickedly put him to death. He knew him to be a distinguished prophet; and he concluded...
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...
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...
_he_ The Greek is emphatic, "he himself," "in his own person." _risen from the dead_ A proof that Herod did not hold the Sadducean doctrine, that there is no resurrection. _and therefore_ In conseque...
ΑΥ̓ΤΌΣ. Emphatic, ‘he himself,’ ‘in his own person.’ ἨΓΈΡΘΗ�. A proof that Herod did not hold the Sadducaan doctrine, that there is no resurrection. ΔΙᾺ ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟ. In consequence of having risen from th...
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,...
ΕΊΠΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΛΈΓΩ (G3004) говорить. ΠΑΙΣΊΝ _dat. pl. от_ ΠΑΙΣ (G3816) дети, рабы, придворные (RWP). ΑΥΤΌΣ он, эмфатическое, указывающее на пораженную страхом совесть (Meyer). Ирод боялс...
THIS IS JOHN THE BAPTIST— From Luke 9:7 we learn that Herod and his courtiers were strangely perplexed respecting the fame of Jesus, which occasioned manyspeculations among them. Some supposed that it...
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...
And 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. AND SAID UNTO HIS SERVANTS - his counselors or court-mi...
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)...
14:2 these (d-21) Lit. 'the.' see ch. 15.12. him. (e-29) As nearly as possible 'operate in him.' The passage has a certain reflexive force as in French, _ s'operent par lui_ . I have sought to preser...
THIS IS JOHN THE BAPTIST] The belief was the effect of a guilty conscience working upon a superstitious mind....
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)....
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....
THIS IS JOHN THE BAPTIST. — In Matthew 16:14; Luke 9:7, this is given as one of the three opinions that were floating among the people as to our Lord’s character, the other two being, (1) that He was...
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...
παισὶν αὐτοῦ : not his sons, but his servants, _i.e._, the courtiers, great men in their way, not the menials in the palace. The king would propound his odd theory in familiar talk, not in solemn conc...
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,...
And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty (a) works do shew forth themselves in him. (a) By works he means that force and power by which wo...
_Risen from the dead. St. Jerome thinks these words are spoken by Herod ironically; but they are generally supposed to be his real sentiments, the dictates of a guilty conscience. For he respected Joh...
"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...
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...
2._And said to his servants. _From the words of Luke it may be inferred, that Herod did not of his own accord adopt this conjecture, but that it was suggested to him by a report which was current amon...
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...
AND SAID UNTO HIS SERVANTS,.... Those of his household, his courtiers, with whom he more familiarly conversed; to these he expressed his fears, that it might be true what was suggested by the people,...
And 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. Ver. 2. _And said unto his servants_] So seeking a diversi...
_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...
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 HIM. Herod Antipas, son of Herod the Great, was tetrarch of Gali...
THE DEATH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST. The fame of Jesus reaches Herod:...
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...
DO SHOW FORTH THEMSELVES IN HIM: Or, are wrought by him...
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...
Ver. 1,2. This and the following history is related by Mark more largely, MARK 6:14; by Luke more shortly, LUKE 9:7. We heard before, that the Romans, under whom the Jews now were, had altered the gov...
Origen Commentary on John Book VI and Jesus was supposed[144] Origen Commentary on Matthew Book X and in the third place, generally that Herod said about Jesus, "It is John the Baptist, he is risen...
Matthew 14:2 and G2532 said G2036 (G5627) his G846 servants G3816 This G3778 is G2076 (G5748) John...
‘And he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.” Surely the only explanation for this new figure with these amazing powe...
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 14:2. THIS IS JOHN THE BAPTIST. Comp. Luke 9:7-9. This does not imply a belief in the transmigration of souls, nor prove that Herod was a Sadducee (although some infer this from Mark 8:15); it...
HIS SERVANTS (τοις παισιν αυτου). Literally "boys," but here the courtiers, not the menials of the palace.WORK IN HIM (ενεργουσιν). Cf. our "energize." "The powers of the invisible world, vast and...
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...
HE IS REALLY JOHN THE BAPTIST. Herod was a Sadducee, and they did not believe in a life after death. But his guilt makes him think John the Baptist had come back from the dead. THAT IS WHY. John the B...
_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...
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...
John 10:41; Mark 8:28; Matthew 11:11; Matthew 16:14...
He is risen from the dead — Herod was a Sadducee: and the Sadducees denied the resurrection of the dead. But Sadduceeism staggers when conscience awakes....