Matthew 14:1

Matthew 14:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
• New International Version (NIV)At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,
• English Standard Version (ESV)At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus,
• New King James Version (NKJV)At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus

Context of Matthew 14:1

When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus, 2he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.” 3For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).

Matthew 14:1 word by word

Ἐν ἐκείνῳ τῷ καιρῷ ἤκουσεν Ἡρῴδης ὁ τετραάρχης τὴν ἀκοὴν ἸησοῦRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Atἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thatἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• timeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• timeκαιρόςkairos · time/right timeG2540
• HerodἩρώδηςHērōdēs · HerodG2264
• the tetrarchτετράρχηςtetrarchēs · tetrarchG5076
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• of the fameἀκοήakoē · hearingG189
• of JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Matthew 14:1

• Mark 6:14Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Jesus, because everyone was talking about him. Some were saying, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead. That is why he can do such miracles.”
• Mark 8:15As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
• Luke 9:7When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about everything Jesus was doing, he was puzzled. Some were saying that John the Baptist had been raised from the dead.
• Luke 13:31At that time some Pharisees said to him, “Get away from here if you want to live! Herod Antipas wants to kill you!”
• Luke 23:8Herod was delighted at the opportunity to see Jesus, because he had heard about him and had been hoping for a long time to see him perform a miracle.
• Acts 4:27“In fact, this has happened here in this very city! For Herod Antipas, Pontius Pilate the governor, the Gentiles, and the people of Israel were all united against Jesus, your holy servant, whom you anointed.
• Luke 3:1It was now the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius, the Roman emperor. Pontius Pilate was governor over Judea; Herod Antipas was ruler over Galilee; his brother Philip was ruler over Iturea and Traconitis; Lysanias was ruler over Abilene.

Commentaries on Matthew 14:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Herod the tetrarch - This was Herod Antipas, the son of Herod the Great. See the notes on Matthew 2:1, where an account is given of the Herod family. The word tetrarch properly signifies a person who rules over the fourth part of a country; but it is taken in a more general sense by the Jewish writers, meaning sometimes a governor simply, or a king; see Matthew 14:9. The estates of Herod the Great were not, at his death, divided into four tetrarchies, but…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Herod the tetrarch - See also Mark 6:14-16; Luke 9:7-9. This was a son of Herod the Great. Herod the Great died probably in the first year after the birth of Christ, and left his kingdom to his three sons, of whom this “Herod Antipas” was one. He ruled over Galilee and Perea. See the notes at Matthew 2:15. The title “tetrarch” literally denotes one who rules over a “fourth” part of any country. It came, however, to signify the governor or ruler of any…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Death of John the Baptist. (1-12) Five thousand people miraculously fed. (13-21) Jesus walks upon the sea. (22-33) Jesus healing the sick. (34-36) Verses 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 the terror of convictions, where there is not the truth of conversion. When men pretend to favour the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Herod Antipas’s official title was tetrarch, which means a ruler of a fourth part of a kingdom. He ruled Galilee and Perea from 4 BC to AD 39 (see Matthew 2:19–22). Jesus called Antipas “that fox” (Luke 13:32). John the Baptist rightly condemned him for adultery (Matthew 14:3–12; Luke 3:19–20).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 14:1

• Conscience
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Rulers
• Tetrarch

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Herod
• Herod, Herod Antipas
• Herod, Herod the Great
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Antipas
• Bid
• Dead
• Delay
• Herod Antipas

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