For John said unto him (ελεγεν γαρ Ιωανης αυτω). Possibly the Pharisees may have put Herod up to inveigling John to Machaerus on o…

For Herod had laid hold on John. This Herodias was a granddaughter of Herod the Great. She was first married to Herod Philip, by whom she …

For John said to him — The Jewish historian (Ant. xviii. 5, § 2) states more generally that Antipas was afraid that some …

Of course, it was not lawful for him to take his brother Philip’s wife for himself while Philip was still living, and while his own wife was also l…

Glossa Ordinaria: The Evangelist had previously shown the Pharisees speaking falsely against Christ's miracles and, just befor…

Herod Antipas’s first wife was the daughter of Aretas (cf. 2 Corinthians 11:32), Arabian king of the Nabateans, whose land adjoined Per…

For John said to him
John having heard of this incestuous marriage, went to Herod, and reproved him to his face for …

The terror and reproach of conscience, which Herod, like other daring offenders, could not shake off, are proofs and warnings of a future judgment …

Above, the Lord showed the power of the Gospel teaching by way of some parables; here, He shows its power by deeds. And He does three things: