Matthew 14:2 meaning and explanation
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.”
Matthew 14:2, Berean Standard Bible
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Herod the tetrarch, ruler of Galilee under Rome, speaks here to his servants after hearing reports of Jesus. His words reveal a guilty conscience: he had earlier imprisoned and then beheaded John the Baptist at a birthday feast, as the following verses explain.
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