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added this also to them all, that he shut up John in prison.
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A Sin Above All Others
Commentators highlight that Herod imprisoning John was not just one more evil act, but the "climactic sin" that crowned all his others. Scholars describe it as a particularly grievous offense, showing how persecuting God's faithful messengers adds a greater level of guilt to a life of sin.
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Added (προσεθηκεν). First aorist active indicative (kappa aorist). Common verb (προστιθημ) in all Greek. In N.T. chiefly in Luke a…
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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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Added yet this above all This sin to all other sins, and which was of a more flagitious nature; and attended with mo…
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…
