(7-9) Because that it was said of some,... — See Notes on Matthew 14:1; Mark 6:14. In Matthew 14:2, and Mark 6:14, Herod is represented as himself expressing this belief. St. Luke states, probably from his knowledge of the Herodian household (see Introduction), that it did not originate with him, and that his mind was, for a time, in suspense.

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