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and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."
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A Guilty Conscience Haunts
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that Herod's conclusion about Jesus was driven by a guilty conscience. Having murdered John the Baptist, Herod was tormented by his sin. Scholars like Spurgeon note that this terror even overrode his Sadducean disbelief in the resurrection. It shows that unconfessed sin creates an internal torment that even powerful rulers cannot escape.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This is John the Baptist. Herod feared John. His conscience struck him for his crimes. He remembered that he had wickedly put him to death…
His servants (τοις παισιν αυτου). Literally "boys," but here the courtiers, not the menials of the palace.
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19th Century
Anglican
This is John the Baptist — In Matthew 16:14 and Luke 9:7-9, this is one of three opinions circulating among the people about our L…
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Baptist
When the whole country was moved, At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, then, but not until then, the fame of Jesus …
It seems likely that this event took place after the mission of the Twelve (see Mk 6:7ff). Certainly the multiplication of Jesus’ influence through…
16th Century
Protestant
And said to his servants. From the words of Luke, it may be inferred that Herod did not adopt this conjecture of his own accord, but that …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And said unto his servants Those of his household, his courtiers, with whom he more familiarly conversed; to these h…
The terror and reproach of conscience, which Herod, like other daring offenders, could not shake off, are proofs and warnings of a future judgment …
13th Century
Catholic
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:
