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but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother`s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
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A Comprehensive Rebuke
Commentators emphasize that John the Baptist didn't just confront Herod about his infamous marriage to Herodias. The verse says he was reproved for "all the evil things which Herod had done." This shows John's prophetic ministry was comprehensive, boldly addressing the ruler's entire pattern of sinfulness, not just a single public scandal.
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Reproved (ελεγχομενος). Present passive participle of ελεγχω, an old verb meaning in Homer to treat with contempt, then to convict…
19th Century
Anglican
But Herod the tetrarch.—See Notes on Matthew 14:3-5. Luke's anticipation of the close of the Baptist’s history supplies …
“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,…
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16th Century
Protestant
Now Herod the tetrarch. Luke alone explains the reason why Herod threw John into prison, though we will later find it mentioned in Matthew…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But Herod the tetrarch being reproved by him By John, as the Syriac, Arabic, and Persic versions add:
Presbyterian
John the Baptist disowned being the Christ himself but confirmed the people in their expectations of the long-promised Messiah. He could only exhor…
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