Commentaries
...
Reproved (ελεγχομενος). Present passive participle of ελεγχω, an old verb meaning in Homer to treat with contempt, then to convict…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
But Herod the tetrarch.—See Notes on Matthew 14:3-5. Luke's anticipation of the close of the Baptist’s history supplies …
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Origen of Alexandria: After John announced the coming of Christ, he preached the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the other thi…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“Herod” is Herod Antipas, mentioned in v.1. His wife, Herodias, had left his brother Philip to marry Herod. That marriage was one of his many sins,…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
Now Herod the tetrarch. Luke alone explains the reason why Herod threw John into prison, though we will later find it mentioned in Matthew…
John Gill
JohnGill
But Herod the tetrarch being reproved by him
By John, as the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions add:
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
John the Baptist disowned being the Christ himself but confirmed the people in their expectations of the long-promised Messiah. He could only exhor…
Sermons
Loading sermons...
Catechisms
Loading catechisms...
Confessions
Loading confessions...
Devotionals
Loading devotionals...
A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson