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When a convenient day had come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper for his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
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A Calculated Opportunity
Commentators emphasize that the phrase 'a convenient day' points to Herodias's calculated plan. This wasn't a random party; it was the specific opportunity she had been waiting for to trap Herod and get her revenge on John the Baptist. The feast was the perfect setting for her scheme.
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When a convenient day was come (γενομενης ημερας ευκαιρου). Genitive absolute. A day well appointed ευ, well, καιρος, time) for th…
19th Century
Anglican
And when a convenient day was come.—See Notes on Matthew 14:6-12.
His lords, high captains, and chief …
Herodias finally got the opportunity she was waiting for. At a banquet for Herod’s birthday, attended by military and political leaders, Herodias’s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when a convenient day was come For Herodias; who had long sought and watched for an opportunity of avenging hers…
Presbyterian
Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him…
