New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 14:1-5

1 1At that 2timeG2540 3HerodG2264 the tetrarchG5068 heardG191 the newsG189 about JesusG2424, 2and saidG3004 to his servantsG3816, “4ThisG3778 is JohnG2491 the BaptistG910; 5he has risenG1453 from the deadG3498, and that is whyG1223 miraculousG1411 powersG1411 are at workG1754 in him.”

3For when 6HerodG2264 had JohnG2491 arrestedG2902, he boundG1210 him and putG659 him 7in prisonG5438 becauseG1223 of 8HerodiasG2266, the wifeG1135 of his brotherG80 PhilipG5376. 4For JohnG2491 had been sayingG3004 to him, “9It is not lawfulG1832 for you to haveG2192 her.” 5Although Herod wantedG2309 to putG615 him to deathG615, he fearedG5399 the crowdG3793, becauseG3754 they regardedG2192 10JohnG846 as 11a prophetG4396.

Notes

1. Matthew 14:1 Matt 14:1-12: Mark 6:14-29; Matt 14:1, 2: Luke 9:7-9 ↩
2. Matthew 14:1 Or occasion ↩
3. Matthew 14:1 Mark 8:15; Luke 3:1, 19; 8:3; 13:31; 23:7f, 11f, 15; Acts 4:27; 12:1 ↩
4. Matthew 14:2 Matt 16:14; Mark 6:14; Luke 9:7 ↩
5. Matthew 14:2 Or he, himself ↩
6. Matthew 14:3 Matt 14:1-12: Mark 6:14-29; Mark 8:15; Luke 3:1, 19; 8:3; 13:31; 23:7f, 11f, 15; Acts 4:27; 12:1 ↩
7. Matthew 14:3 Matt 4:12; 11:2 ↩
8. Matthew 14:3 Matt 14:6; Mark 6:17, 19, 22; Luke 3:19f ↩
9. Matthew 14:4 Lev 18:16; 20:21 ↩
10. Matthew 14:5 Lit him ↩
11. Matthew 14:5 Matt 11:9 ↩