Matthew 14:2

Modern

…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.”

Traditional

And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

Literal

…and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he was raised from the dead! And because of this, the miraculous powers are working in him.”

Latin

…et ait pueris suis: Hic est Joannes Baptista: ipse surrexit a mortuis, et ideo virtutes operantur in eo.

Greek

English

…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.”

People were saying that John had been resurrected from the dead (see 16:14).

Theme notes and profiles

John 10:41
Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
Matthew 16:14
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
Mark 8:28
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
Matthew 11:11
Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

John: The Baptist, a prophet who prepared the way for Jesus