Matthew 14:2 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 14:2

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.”

BSB

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ASV

and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

7 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

One of the Ecclesiastical interpreters asks what caused Herod to think that John was risen from the dead; as though we had to account for the errors of an alien, or as though the heresy of metempsychosis was at all supported by this place—a heresy which teaches that souls pass through various bodies after a long period of years—for the Lord was thirty years old when John was beheaded.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW 10.20 (253)

The Jews had different opinions about the resurrection. Some of them were false. The Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection of the dead or in the existence of angels. They believed those things that were written about them were only to be interpreted figuratively but had no reality in point of fact.Other Jewish views of the resurrection were true, such as were taught by the Pharisees about the resurrection of the dead—that they rise.We must now therefore inquire about the opinion regarding the soul, which was mistakenly held by Herod and some from among the people.

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

He is risen from the dead - Herod was a Sadducee: and the Sadducees denied the resurrection of the dead. But Sadduceeism staggers when conscience awakes.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

These extraordinary sufferings of him who was the first preacher of the gospel, plainly show that bonds and afflictions will abide the professors of it. As the first Old-Testament saint, so the first New-Testament minister, died a martyr. And if Christ's forerunner was thus treated, let not his followers expect to be caressed by the world.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

This is John the Baptist - Ον εγω απεκεφαλισα, Whom I beheaded. These words are added here by the Codex Bezae and several others, by the Saxon, and five copies of the Itala. - See the power of conscience! He is miserable because he is guilty; being continually under the dominion of self-accusation, reproach, and remorse. No need for the Baptist now: conscience performs the office of ten thousand accusers! But, to complete the misery, a guilty conscience offers no relief from God - points out no salvation from sin.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
εἶπεν	eipen	he said	G2036 →
τοῖς	tois	to the	G3588 →
παισὶν	paisin	servants	G3816 →
αὐτοῦ·	autou	of him;	G846 →
οὗτός	houtos	This	G3778 →
ἐστιν	estin	is	G1510 →
Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	John	G2491 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
βαπτιστής·	baptistēs	Baptist;	G910 →
αὐτὸς	autos	he himself	G846 →
ἠγέρθη	ēgerthē	is risen	G1453 →
ἀπὸ	apo	from	G575 →
τῶν	tōn	the	G3588 →
νεκρῶν,	nekrōn	dead,	G3498 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
διὰ	dia	because of	G1223 →
τοῦτο	touto	this	G3778 →
αἱ	hai	the	G3588 →
δυνάμεις	dunameis	miraculous powers	G1411 →
ἐνεργοῦσιν	energousin	are working	G1754 →
ἐν	en	in	G1722 →
αὐτῷ.	autō	him.	G846 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
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.
leads to
- Luke 7:28
  I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
- Ephesians 3:8
  Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
- John 1:15
  John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
- Matthew 3:11
  I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and…
- Matthew 5:19
  So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be…
Through
Matthew 16:14
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
leads to
- Malachi 4:5
  Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Mark 6:15
  Others were saying, “He is Elijah,” and still others, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
Through
Mark 8:28
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
leads to
- John 1:21
  “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

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06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Matthew