Matthew 14:5
| Matthew 14:5 | |
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← 14:4 14:6 → | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 14:5 is the fifth verse in the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
Content
[edit]In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:
- Καὶ θέλων αὐτὸν ἀποκτεῖναι, ἐφοβήθη τὸν ὄχλον, ὅτι ὡς προφήτην αὐτὸν εἶχον.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered him a prophet.
Analysis
[edit]Seeing that the people held John as a prophet, Herod held back his passion, even though his wife undoubtedly would have moved him otherwise. Still from Mark 6:20, we find that Herod very much respected John's virtue and holiness.[1]
Commentary from the Church Fathers
[edit]Jerome: "He feared a disturbance among the people for John’s sake, for he knew that multitudes had been baptized by him in Jordan; but he was overcome by love of his wife, which had already made him neglect the commands of. God."[2]
Glossa Ordinaria: "The fear of God amends us, the fear of man torments us, but alters not our will; it rather renders us more impatient to sin as it has held us back for a time from our indulgence."[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ John MacEvilly, An Exposition of the Gospel of St. Matthew consisting of an analysis of each chapter and of a Commentary critical, exegetical, doctrinal and moral, Dublin, Gill & Son 1879.
- 1 2 Thomas Aquinas, ed. (1874). "Catena Aurea: commentary on the four Gospels; collected out of the works of the Fathers. Oxford: Parker".
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External links
[edit]| Preceded by Matthew 14:4 |
Gospel of Matthew Chapter 14 |
Succeeded by Matthew 14:6 |