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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:3-7

Matthew 14:3-7. For Herod had laid hold on John Had formerly seized him; and put him in prison for Herodias’s sake On account of the reproof which John gave him for marrying Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife Who was still living. For John said to him Probably in some private conference he had with him, It is not lawful for thee to have her Indeed it was not lawful for either of them to have her. For her father, Aristobulus, was their own brother. John’s words were rough, like his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:8

Matthew 14:8. And she, being before instructed of her mother Namely, before she made her request: for, after the king had made her this promise, she immediately went forth and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And her mother, having now obtained the wished-for opportunity of executing her revenge, eagerly replied, Ask the head of John the Baptist; representing, no doubt, to her daughter, that he had attempted to expel and ruin them both; and that, considering the opinion which the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:10-11

Matthew 14:10-11. And he sent and beheaded John in the prison How mysterious is the providence of God, which left the life of so holy a man in such infamous hands! which permitted it to be sacrificed to the malice of an abandoned harlot, the petulancy of a vain girl, and the rashness of a foolish, perhaps drunken prince, who made a prophet’s head the reward of a dance! But we are sure the Almighty will repay his servants in another world, for whatever they suffer in this. And his head was... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:12

Matthew 14:12. And his disciples came and took up the body Which it seems had been thrown over the prison walls, without burial, probably by order of Herodias. And buried it Laid it, says Mark, doubtless with great reverence and due lamentation, in a tomb, belonging to some of them who were willing to pay this last act of duty to their master’s memory. And went and told Jesus What had happened; and, remembering the repeated testimony which John had borne to him, probably continued... read more

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:13-14

Matthew 14:13-14. When Jesus heard it, he departed thence It appears from Mark 6:30, that the disciples of John arrived with the news of their master’s death at, or immediately after, the time when the apostles returned from their mission, and gave Jesus an account of the miracles which they had performed, and of the success of their ministry. Perhaps tidings of John’s death had reached them before their return, and had caused them to hasten it. Be this as it may, it is probable that the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:15-18

Matthew 14:15-18. And when it was evening his disciples came to him That is, the first evening, which began at three in the afternoon. That this is the meaning is plain from Matthew 14:23, where another evening is said to have come after the people were fed and dismissed. Accordingly, Mark says, they came when the day was now far spent; and Luke, when the day began to wear away: saying, This is a desert place Where there is neither food nor lodging to be had; and the time is now past... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 14:1-12

64. Death of John the Baptist (Matthew 14:1-12; Mark 6:14-29; Luke 9:7-9)By this time John the Baptist had been executed. When Herod heard the news of Jesus’ miracles, he feared that Jesus was really John come back to life and that supernatural powers were working in him (Matthew 14:1-2; Mark 6:14-16). (The Herod referred to here was Herod Antipas, a son of Herod the Great; see earlier section, ‘The New Testament World’.)Having mentioned John’s death, the writers go back to record the events... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 14:13-21

65. Feeding the five thousand (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-14)When the apostles returned from their first tour around the country areas, they met Jesus in Galilee and tried to have a quiet time alone with him (Mark 6:30-32; John 6:1). Jesus also was in need of a rest, but he was filled with pity when he saw the crowds of people flocking to him in their need. They appeared to him as a flock of spiritually starved sheep that had no food because there was no shepherd to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 14:1

At = In. Greek. en. time = season. Herod = Herod Antipas. Son of Herod the Great by Malthace. See App-109 . tetrarch. The Greek word transliterated = a governor over the fourth part of any region; but the word subsequently lost its strict etymological meaning, and came to denote any petty prince not ruling over an entire country. So called from tetartos = fourth. heard of the fame. Figure of speech Polyptoton. Greek. ekousen. . akoen. fame = hearing, or report. of = concerning.... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 14:2

servants = young men or courtiers. Greek. pais. App-108 . the dead. With Art. See App-139 . therefore = on this account. Greek. dia touto. mighty works. See note on Matthew 13:54 , above. in. Greek. en. read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:3-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:10-11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:13-14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:15-18

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 14:1-12

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 14:13-21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 14:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 14:2

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