Matthew 14:1-3

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

Herod Says The Miracles of Jesus Mean He Is John The Baptist Back From The Dead

14 At that time, Herod the tetrarch^[a] heard the report about Jesus ²and said to his servants, “This One is John the Baptist. He himself arose from the dead, and for this reason the miraculous-powers^[b] are at-work in him”.

For Herod Had Beheaded John The Baptist

³For^[c] Herod, having seized John, bound him and put him away in prison because of Herodias^[d], the wife of Philip^[e] his brother.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

Matthew 14:1 Or governor, appointed by Rome. That is, Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great (Mt 2:1). He was governor of Galilee and Perea from 4 b.c. to a.d. 39, when he was exiled. His capital was Tiberius, on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. He divorced the daughter of Aretas (2 Cor 11:32) to marry Herodias, v 3.
Matthew 14:2 Or, the Powers, the supernatural beings who were the source of these miracles in Herod’s mind.
Matthew 14:3 Matthew now explains what happened to John at some time previous to this (see Mk 1:14), then continues in v 13.
Matthew 14:3 She was a grand-daughter of Herod the Great, daughter of Aristobulus, sister of Agrippa I (Act 12:1).
Matthew 14:3 That is, Philip I, a private citizen in Rome. Antipas, Aristobulus, and Philip were sons of Herod the Great from three different wives.

Disciples’ Literal New Testament (DLNT)

Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing