Luke 23:8
Now when Herod saw Jesus he was very glad, having for a long time had a desire to see him, for he had had accounts of him, and was hoping to see some wonders done by him.
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- Matt 14:1 : 1 At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;
- Mark 6:14 : 14 And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.
- Luke 4:23 : 23 And he said to them, Without doubt you will say to me, Let the medical man make himself well: the things which to our knowledge were done at Capernaum, do them here in your country.
- Luke 9:7-9 : 7 Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead; 8 And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life. 9 And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.
- Acts 8:19 : 19 Give me this power, so that when I put my hands on anyone he may get the Holy Spirit.
- 2 Kgs 5:3-6 : 3 And she said to her master's wife, If only my lord would go to the prophet in Samaria, he would make him well. 4 And someone went and said to his lord, This is what the girl from the land of Israel says. 5 So the king of Aram said, Go then; and I will send a letter to the king of Israel. And he went, taking with him ten talents of silver and six thousand shekels of gold, and ten changes of clothing. 6 And he took the letter to the king of Israel, in which the king of Aram had said, See, I have sent my servant Naaman to you to be made well, for he is a leper.
- 2 Kgs 5:11 : 11 But Naaman was angry and went away and said, I had the idea that he would come out to see such an important person as I am, and make prayer to the Lord his God, and with a wave of his hand over the place make the leper well.
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6But at these words Pilate said, Is the man a Galilaean?
7And when he saw that he was under the authority of Herod, he sent him to Herod, who was in Jerusalem himself at that time.
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9And he put a great number of questions to him, but he said nothing.
- Mark 6:19-224 verses77%
19And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;
20For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.
21And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
22And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.
- Luke 9:7-93 verses75%
7Now Herod the king had news of all these things: and he was in doubt, because it was said by some people that John had come back from the dead;
8And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.
9And Herod said, I put John to death: but who is this, of whom such stories are given to me? And he had a desire to see him.
- Matt 14:1-22 verses73%
1At that time news of Jesus came to Herod the king;
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1Now when the birth of Jesus took place in Beth-lehem of Judaea, in the days of Herod the king, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,
2Saying, Where is the King of the Jews whose birth has now taken place? We have seen his star in the east and have come to give him worship.
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5And he would have put him to death, but for his fear of the people, because in their eyes John was a prophet.
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7Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.
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19And Herod, when he sent for him, and he was not there, after questioning the watchmen, gave orders that they were to be put to death. Then he went down from Judaea to Caesarea for a time.
20Now he was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon: and they came to him, all together, and having made friends with Blastus, the controller of the king's house, they made a request for peace, because their country was dependent on the king's country for its food.
21And on the day which had been fixed, Herod, dressed in his robes and seated in his place, made a public statement to them.
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14And king Herod had news of him, because his name was on the lips of all; and he said, John the Baptist has come back from the dead, and for this reason these powers are working in him.
- Luke 23:11-122 verses68%
11And Herod, with the men of his army, put shame on him and made sport of him, and dressing him in shining robes, he sent him back to Pilate.
12And that day Herod and Pilate became friends with one another, for before they had been against one another.
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10And when they saw the star they were full of joy.
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35I will give hearing to your cause, he said, when those who are against you have come. And he gave orders for him to be kept in Herod's Praetorium.
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40And when Jesus went back, the people were glad to see him, for they were all waiting for him.
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15And Herod is of the same opinion, for he has sent him back to us; for, you see, he has done nothing for which I might put him to death.
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16But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.
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1Now, about that time, Herod the king made cruel attacks on the Christians.
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19But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,
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11And they gave attention to him, because for a long time his wonder-working powers had kept them under his control.
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34And all the town came out to Jesus; and seeing him they made request that he would go away from their part of the country.
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3And when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he went on to take Peter in addition. This was at the time of the feast of unleavened bread.
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11And hearing what he said, they were glad, and gave him their word to make him a payment of money. And he took thought how he might best give him up to them.
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24For I say to you that numbers of prophets and kings have had a desire to see the things which you see, and have not seen them, and to have knowledge of the things which have come to your ears, and they had it not.
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56Your father Abraham was full of joy at the hope of seeing my day: he saw it and was glad.
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5And they were glad, and undertook to give him money.
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27For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,
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18For he saw that for envy they had given him up.
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15And straight away all the people, when they saw him, were full of wonder, and running to him, gave him worship.
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2And a great number of people went after him because they saw the signs which he did on those who were ill.
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22But when it came to his ears that Archelaus was ruling over Judaea in the place of his father Herod, he was in fear of going there; and God having given him news of the danger in a dream, he went out of the way into the country parts of Galilee.
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14And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.