Matthew 14:1

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus

² and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

³ Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
KJV: At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
WEB: At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
ASV: At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
DARBY: At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
BLB: At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the news of Jesus,

ÅB: På den tid fikk tetrarken Herodes høre ryktet om Jesus,
OTB: I den perioden ble Herodes landsfyrsten klar over nyheten om Jesus,
B1930: På den tid fikk fjerdingsfyrsten Herodes høre ryktet om Jesus,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Luke 3:1
In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
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Mark 8:15
“Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
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Mark 6:14–29
Now King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known, and people were saying, “John the Baptist has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
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Luke 9:7–9
When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
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Acts 4:27
In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
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Luke 23:15
Neither has Herod, for he sent Him back to us. As you can see, He has done nothing deserving of death.
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Luke 23:7–12
And learning that Jesus was under Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him to Herod, who himself was in Jerusalem at that time.
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Luke 3:19
But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
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