Matthew 14:3

Matthew 14:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
• New Living Translation (NLT)For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).

Context of Matthew 14:3

1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, 2and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him." For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, 4because John had been saying to him, "It is not lawful for you to have her." 5And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.

Matthew 14:3 word by word

ὁ γὰρ Ἡρῴδης κρατήσας τὸν Ἰωάννην ἔδησεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐν φυλακῇ ἀπέθετο διὰ Ἡρῳδιάδα τὴν γυναῖκα Φιλίππου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• HerodἩρώδηςHērōdēs · HerodG2264
• had laid hold onκρατέωkrateō · to grasp/seizeG2902
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• and boundδέωdeō · to bindG1210
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• putτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• prisonφυλακήphulakē · prison/watch: prisonG5438
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• Herodias’ sakeἩρωδιάςHērōdias · HerodiasG2266
• brotherἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• Philip’sΦίλιπποςPhilippos · PhilipG5376
• wifeγυνήgunē · woman: wifeG1135

Cross-references for Matthew 14:3

• Matthew 4:12Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee.
• Mark 6:17For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her.
• Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done,
• John 3:23John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized
• Luke 13:1There were some present at that very time who told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

Commentaries on Matthew 14:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3For Herodias' sake - This infamous woman was the daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice, and grand-daughter of Herod the Great. Her first marriage was with Herod Philip, her uncle, by whom she had Salome: some time after, she left her husband, and lived publicly with Herod Antipas, her brother-in-law, who had been before married to the daughter of Aretas, king of Arabia Petraea. As soon as Aretas understood that Herod had determined to put away his daughter…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-5Verses 3-5 For Herod had laid hold on John … - See Mark 6:17-20; Luke 3:19-20. This Herodias was a granddaughter of Herod the Great. She was first married to Herod Philip, by whom she had a daughter, Salome, probably the one that danced and pleased Herod. Josephus says that this marriage of Herod Antipas with Herodias took place while he was on a journey to Rome. He stopped at his brother‘s; fell in love with his wife; agreed to put away his own wife, the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-12John the Baptist’s message drew large crowds, which leaders saw as a political threat (see Josephus, Antiquities 18.5.2). Years after John was executed, many Jews believed that Herod’s military defeat by King Aretas in AD 36 was God’s judgment for killing an innocent man.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-12The time of this alarm of Herod Antipas appears to have been during the mission of the Twelve, and shortly after the Baptist--who had been in prison for probably more than a year--had been cruelly put to death. Herod's Theory of the Works of Christ (Mt 14:1, 2). 1. At that time Herod the tetrarch--Herod Antipas, one of the three sons of Herod the Great, and own brother of Archelaus (Mt 2:22), who ruled as ethnarch over Galilee and Perea. heard of the fame…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 14:3

• Adultery
• Herod
• Herodias
• Imprisonment
• Incest
• John
• Malice
• Oath
• Persecution
• Philip
• Politics
• Prisoners
• Reproof
• Rulers
• Women

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• Antipas
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Commentaries on Matthew 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings