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Matthew 14:3

For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adultery;   Herod;   Herodias;   Imprisonment;   Incest;   John;   Malice;   Oath;   Persecution;   Philip;   Politics;   Prisoners;   Reproof;   Rulers;   Women;   Thompson Chain Reference - Antipas;   Herodias;   Herods of the New Testament;   John the Baptist;   Philip;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Hatred;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Herod;   Herodias;   John;   Philip;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - John the Baptist;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Hutchinsonians;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Antipas;   Aretas;   Herodias;   John the Baptist;   Philip;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hanani;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Antipas;   Head;   Herod;   Marriage;   Violence;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Herod;   Mss;   Prison;   Salome;   Text of the New Testament;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Exaltation (2);   Herod;   Herod ;   Herodias ;   John the Baptist;   Machaerus;   Prison (2);   Prisoner;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Herod, Family of;   Philip ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Herod;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Philip;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Anitipas;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - John, the Baptize;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Aretas;   Chronology of the New Testament;   Crime;   Herod;   Herodias;   Jesus Christ (Part 1 of 2);   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   John the Baptist;   Salome;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Herodias;   Nabatæans;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For Herod had arrested John, chained him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
King James Version (1611)
For Herode had layd hold on Iohn, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife.
King James Version
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.
English Standard Version
For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
New American Standard Bible
For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
New Century Version
Sometime before this, Herod had arrested John, tied him up, and put him into prison. Herod did this because of Herodias, who had been the wife of Philip, Herod's brother.
Amplified Bible
For Herod had John arrested and bound him and put him in prison [at the fortress of Machaerus, east of the Jordan, to keep him away] because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,
Geneva Bible (1587)
For Herod had taken Iohn, and bounde him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
Legacy Standard Bible
For when Herod had John arrested, he bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
Berean Standard Bible
Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
Contemporary English Version
Herod had earlier arrested John and had him chained and put in prison. He did this because John had told him, "It isn't right for you to take Herodias, the wife of your brother Philip."
Complete Jewish Bible
For Herod had arrested Yochanan, put him in chains and thrown him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip;
Darby Translation
For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.
Easy-to-Read Version
Before this time, Herod had arrested John. He had him chained and put in prison. He arrested John because of Herodias, the wife of Philip, Herod's brother.
George Lamsa Translation
For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip''s wife.
Good News Translation
For Herod had earlier ordered John's arrest, and he had him tied up and put in prison. He had done this because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Lexham English Bible
For Herod, after arresting John, bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,
Literal Translation
For seizing John, Herod bound him and put him into prison, because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
American Standard Version
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Bible in Basic English
For Herod had taken John and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Hebrew Names Version
For Herod had laid hold of Yochanan, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Pilipos's wife.
International Standard Version
For Herod had arrested John, bound him with chains, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip'shis brother's
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Etheridge Translation
For he, Herodes, had seized Juchanon, and bound him, and cast him (into) the house of the chained, because of Herodia the wife of Philip his brother.
Murdock Translation
Now this Herod had seized John, and bound him and cast him into prison; on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For Herode had taken Iohn, and bounde hym, and put hym in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wyfe.
English Revised Version
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
World English Bible
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.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him and put him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife.
Weymouth's New Testament
For Herod had arrested John, and had put him in chains, and imprisoned him, for the sake of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For Heroude hadde holde Joon, and bounde hym, and puttide hym `in to prisoun for Herodias, the wijf of his brothir.
Update Bible Version
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
Webster's Bible Translation
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put [him] in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
New King James Version
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
For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod's brother Philip).
New Life Bible
For Herod had taken John and put him in prison. It was because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
New Revised Standard
For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, Herod, seizing John, had bound him, and, in prison, put him away, - because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother;
Douay-Rheims Bible
For Herod had apprehended John and bound him, and put him into prison, because of Herodias, his brother’s wife.
Revised Standard Version
For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison, for the sake of Hero'di-as, his brother Philip's wife;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For Herod had taken Ihon and bounde him and put him in preson for Herodias sake his brother Philips wyfe.
Young's Literal Translation
For Herod having laid hold on John, did bind him, and did put him in prison, because of Herodias his brother Philip's wife,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For Herode had take Iho bounde hi, & put him in preson for Herodias sake his brothers Philips wife.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for Herod having secur'd John, bound him, and put him in prison to please Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
THE MESSAGE
Herod had arrested John, put him in chains, and sent him to prison to placate Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. John had provoked Herod by naming his relationship with Herodias "adultery." Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid because so many people revered John as a prophet of God.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Herod's wife had conned the King into throwin' John in the jailhouse.

Contextual Overview

1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard reports about Jesus, 2 and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him." 3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, 4 because John had repeatedly told him, "It is not lawful for you to have her." 5 Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet. 6 But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod, 7 so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Instructed by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter." 9 Although it grieved the king, because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given. 10 So he sent and had John beheaded in the prison.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Herod: Matthew 4:12, Mark 6:17, Luke 3:19, Luke 3:20, John 3:23, John 3:24

Herodias': This infamous woman was the daughter of Aristobulus and Bernice, and granddaughter of Herod the Great.

his: Luke 13:1

Philip's: Herod Philip, son of Herod the Great and Mariamne.

Reciprocal: Leviticus 18:16 - General Leviticus 20:21 - his brother's 1 Samuel 13:13 - Thou hast done 2 Samuel 12:13 - David 2 Kings 1:9 - sent unto 2 Chronicles 16:10 - put him Matthew 11:2 - in Matthew 17:12 - but Matthew 18:8 - if Mark 6:18 - It is Mark 9:13 - and they 2 Corinthians 6:5 - imprisonments

Cross-References

Genesis 19:24
Then the Lord rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah. It was sent down from the sky by the Lord .
Numbers 34:12
Then the border will continue down the Jordan River and its direction will be to the Salt Sea. This will be your land by its borders that surround it.'"
Deuteronomy 3:17
The Arabah and the Jordan River were also a border, from the sea of Kinnereth to the sea of the Arabah (that is, the Salt Sea), beneath the watershed of Pisgah to the east.
Joshua 3:16
the water coming downstream toward them stopped flowing. It piled up far upstream at Adam (the city near Zarethan); there was no water at all flowing to the sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea). The people crossed the river opposite Jericho.
Psalms 107:34
and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For Herod had laid hold on John,.... By his servants, whom he sent to apprehend him:

and bound him; laid him in chains, as if he was a malefactor;

and put him in prison, in the castle of Machaerus d,

for Herodias's sake; who was angry with him, had a bitter quarrel against him, and by whose instigation all this was done; who was

his brother Philip's wife. This Herodias was the daughter of Aristobulus, son to Herod the Great e, and brother to Philip, and to this Herod; so that she was niece to them both; and first married the one, and then the other, whilst the former was living. Philip and this Herod were both sons of Herod the Great, but not by the same woman; Philip was born of Cleopatra of Jerusalem, and Herod Antipas of Malthace, a Samaritan f; so that Philip was his brother by his father's side, but not by his mother's; the Evangelist Mark adds, "for he had married her": the case was this, Herod being sent for to Rome, called at his brother Philip's by the way, where he fell into an amorous intrigue with his wife, and agreed, upon his return, to take her with him and marry her; as he accordingly did, and divorced his own wife, who was daughter of Aretas, king of Arabia Petraea; which occasioned a war between Herod and his wife's father, in which the former was beaten g,

d Joseph. Antiqu. 1. 18. c. 7. e Ib. c. 6. f Joseph. Antiqu. 1. 18. c. 6. de Bello Jud. l. 1. c. 28. sect. 7. g Joseph. Antiqu. 1. 18. c. 6.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 daughter of Aretas, King of Petraea; and Herodias agreed to leave her own husband and live with him. They were living, therefore, in adultery; and John, in faithfulness, though at the risk of his life, had reproved them for their crimes. Herod was guilty of two crimes in this act:

  1. Of “adultery,” since she was the wife of another man.
  2. Of “incest,” since she was a near relation, and such marriages were expressly forbidden, Leviticus 18:16.



Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 14:3. For 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, he prepared to make war on him: the two armies met, and that of Herod was cut to pieces by the Arabians; and this, Josephus says, was supposed to be a judgment of God on him for the murder of John the Baptist. See the account in Josephus, Antiq. lib. xviii. c. 7.


 
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