Mark 6:14

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:14-20

See this account of the death of John the Baptist fully explained in the notes at Matthew 14:1-12.Mark 6:20For Herod feared John - That is, he stood in awe of him on account of his sanctity, and his boldness and fearlessness in reproving sin.Knowing that he was a just man and an Holy - A holy, pious, upright, honest man - a man who would not be afraid of him, or afraid to speak his real sentiments.And observed him - Margin, “kept him, or saved him.” This does not mean that he “observed” or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Mark 6:14-16

Mark 6:14-16. And King Herod (the tetrarch; see notes on Matthew 2:1; Mat 14:1 ) heard of him While the apostles were making their circuit about the country, proclaiming everywhere the glories of their great Master, and working miracles in his name, information concerning him and his marvellous works came to the ears of King Herod; for his name was spread abroad And reached many places far more distant than the court of Herod, Matthew 4:24-25. And he said, that John the Baptist was... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Mark 6:14-29

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

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Mark 6:14

Herod. See App-109 . was risen = had been raised. from = out front. Greek. ek . App-104 . See Matthew 17:9 the dead. No Art. Sec App-139 . therefore = 0n account of ( App-104 .Mark 6:2; Mark 6:2 ) this. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Mark 6:14

And king Herod heard thereof; for his name had become known: and he said, John the Baptizer is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him.THE BEHEADING OF JOHN THE BAPTISTKing Herod ... Of this despot, Sanner said:Herod Antipas (popularly called king) was tetrarch (literally, one who rules the fourth part of a domain) of Galilee and Perea from 4 B.C. to A.D. 39. His reign thus spanned the life and public ministry of Jesus: From a family characterized by intrigue and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Mark 6:14

14. And King Herod—that is, Herod Antipas, one of the three sons of Herod the Great, and own brother of Archelaus (Matthew 2:22), who ruled as ethnarch over Galilee and Perea. heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad); and he said—"unto his servants" (Matthew 14:2), his councillors or court ministers. That John the Baptist was risen from the dead—The murdered prophet haunted his guilty breast like a specter, and seemed to him alive again and clothed with unearthly powers, in the person of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:6-30

A. The mission of the Twelve 6:6b-30This is another of Mark’s "sandwich" or chiastic sections. The main event is Jesus’ sending the Twelve on a preaching and healing mission that extended His own ministry. Within this story, between their departing and their returning, the writer inserted the story of John the Baptist’s death. The main feature of that story that interested Mark was Herod Antipas’ perception of who Jesus was. The identity of Jesus, which is the heart of this section, becomes the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:14

Herod Antipas was not really a king, "king" being a popular designation rather than an official title in his case. He was the tetrarch who was born in 20 B.C. and ruled over Galilee and Perea from 4 B.C. to A.D. 39, when he was banished to Gaul. Perea lay east of the Jordan River and south of the Decapolis. Its northern border was about half way between the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea, and its southern border was about half way between the north and south ends of the Dead Sea. The territory... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:14-16

The varying opinions about Jesus’ identity 6:14-16 (cf. Matthew 14:1-3; Luke 9:7-9) read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Mark 6:14-29

2. The failure of Antipas to understand Jesus’ identity 6:14-29The writer of the second Gospel inserted this account into his narrative about the mission of the Twelve. It is similar to the filling in a sandwich (cf. Mark 6:30). The incident probably happened during the mission of the Twelve just announced. It illustrates the mounting opposition to Jesus, and it provides helpful guidance for disciples of Jesus. Mark’s is the fullest of the synoptic records at this point. read more

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