KJV King James Version
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
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Matthew 14:1
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus
WEB World English Bible
At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
ASV American Standard Version
At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
At that time did Herod the tetrarch hear the fame of Jesus,
Surrounding context — Matthew 14
1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
2 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.
3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put [him] in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
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Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,Mark 8:15And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and [of] the leaven of Herod.Luke 23:15No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him.Mark 6:14-29And king Herod heard [of him]; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.Luke 9:7-9Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him: and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead;Acts 4:27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,Luke 23:7-12And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.Luke 13:31-32The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.Acts 12:1Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church.Luke 3:19But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
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