Matthew 14:5 meaning and explanation
Although Herod wanted to kill John, he was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a prophet.
Matthew 14:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Herod the tetrarch, ruler of Galilee under Rome, had arrested John the Baptist for publicly condemning his marriage to Herodias, his brother's wife. Here Matthew pauses the flashback to show Herod's dilemma: he wanted John dead, yet he feared the crowd, since the people held John to be a prophet.
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