Matthew 14:3

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

Literal

For Herod, having seized John, bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother.

Latin

Herodes enim tenuit Joannem, et alligavit eum: et posuit in carcerem propter Herodiadem uxorem fratris sui.

Original

Greek

English

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

Notes

Matthew 14:3–12

John the Baptist’s message drew large crowds, which leaders saw as a political threat (see Josephus, Antiquities 18.5.2). Years after John was executed, many Jews believed that Herod’s military defeat by King Aretas in AD 36 was God’s judgment for killing an innocent man.

Theme notes and profiles

Herod Antipas John the Baptist Family, Community, and Sexual Sin The Stone the Builders Rejected

Events

John the Baptist Imprisonedc. AD 27

Related verses

Mark 6:17
For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
Luke 3:19–20
But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
Matthew 4:12
When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
Luke 13:1
At that time some of those present told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mixed with their sacrifices.
Mark 6:19
So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
Matthew 11:2
Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
Mark 6:22
When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”
John 3:23–24
Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

Parallels

Mark 6:14–29 Luke 9:7–9

People

Herod: Tetrarch of Galilee during Jesus' ministry Herodias: Wife of Herod Antipas who had John beheaded John: The Baptist, a prophet who prepared the way for Jesus Philip: Herod Antipas' brother, first husband of Herodias

Glossary

Gospel of Matthew Herod, Herodian Family Herodias Jesus Christ John the Baptist Machaerus Miracle Philip

Topics

Adultery: Herod Hatred: Herodias Herod: Tetrarch of Galilee (Herod Antipas): Beheads John the Baptist Herod: Tetrarch of Galilee (Herod Antipas): Incest of Herodias: Daughter of Aristobulus Imprisonment of John the Baptist Incest: Herod (Antipas) John: Reproves Herod Antipas on Account of his Incest; Herod Imprisons Him, and Beheads Him Malice: Herodias Toward John Oath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Persecution of John the Baptist Philip: The Brother of Herod Antipas and the Husband of Herodias Politics: Women in Herodias, in Influencing the Administration of Herod Prisoners: John the Baptist Reproof: Faithfulness in John the Baptist, of Herod Antipas Rulers: Wicked: Herod Antipas, in Beheading John the Baptist Women: Herodias, in Her Incestuous Marriage with Herod Antipas

Matthew 14:3

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