Matthew 14:5
And when he woulde haue put hym to death, he feared the people: because they counted hym as a prophete.
Additional Resources
Referenced Verses
- Matt 11:9 : 9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophete? yea I say vnto you, and more then a prophete.
- Matt 21:26 : 26 But yf we shall say of men, then feare we the people: for all men holde Iohn as a prophete.
- Matt 21:32 : 32 For Iohn came vnto you by the way of righteousnes, & ye beleued hym not: but publicanes & harlottes beleued him. And ye, when ye had sene it were not moued afterwarde with repentaunce, that ye myght haue beleued hym.
- Mark 6:19-20 : 19 Therefore Herodias layde wayte for hym, and woulde haue kylled hym: but she coulde not. 20 For Herode feared Iohn, knowyng that he was a iuste man and an holye, and gaue hym reuerence: and when he hearde hym, he dyd many thynges, and hearde hym gladly.
- Mark 11:30-32 : 30 The baptisme of Iohn, whether was it from heauen, or of men? Aunswere me. 31 And they reasoned with them selues, saying, yf we shall say from heauen: he wyll say, why then dyd ye not beleue hym? 32 But yf we shal say, of men, we feare the people. For all men counted Iohn, that he was a very prophete.
- Mark 14:1-2 : 1 After two dayes was the feaste of the Passouer, & of vnleuened bread. And the hye priestes and the scribes, sought howe they myght take him by craft, and put hym to death. 2 But they sayde: not in the feast day, lest any busines arise among the people.
- Luke 20:6 : 6 But and yf we say of men, all the people wyll stone vs: For they be perswaded that Iohn is a prophete.
- Acts 4:21 : 21 So threatned they them, and let them go, and founde nothyng how to punishe them, because of the people: For all men praysed God, because of that which was done.
- Acts 5:26 : 26 Then went the ruler of the temple, with the officers, and brought them without violence: (For they feared the people, lest they should haue ben stoned)
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Mark 6:14-2815 verses82%
14And king Herode hearde of hym for his name was spread abrode: And he sayde, Iohn Baptist is rysen agayne from the dead, and therefore myghtie workes do shewe foorth them selues in hym.
15Other saide, it is Elias. Some saide, it is a prophete, or as one of the prophetes.
16But when Herode hearde of hym, he saide: It is Iohn, whom I beheaded, he is rysen from death agayne.
17For Herode himselfe had sent foorth, and layde handes vpon Iohn, & bounde hym in pryson, for Herodias sake, his brother Philippes wyfe, because he had maryed her.
18For Iohn sayde vnto Herode: It is not lawful for thee to haue thy brothers wyfe.
19Therefore Herodias layde wayte for hym, and woulde haue kylled hym: but she coulde not.
20For Herode feared Iohn, knowyng that he was a iuste man and an holye, and gaue hym reuerence: and when he hearde hym, he dyd many thynges, and hearde hym gladly.
21And whe a conuenient day was come, that Herode on his birth daye made a supper to the lordes, hye captaynes, and chiefe estates of Galilee.
22And when the daughter of the same Herodias came in, and daunced, and pleased Herode, and them that sate at boorde also, the kyng said vnto the damsell: Aske of me what thou wylt, and I wyll geue it thee.
23And he sware vnto her: Whatsoeuer thou shalt aske of me, I wyll geue it thee, euen vnto the one halfe of my kingdome.
24And she went foorth, & sayde vnto her mother: What shall I aske? She saide, Iohn Baptistes head.
25And she came in strayghtwaye, with haste, vnto the kyng, and asked, saying: I wyll, that thou geue me by and by in a charger, the head of Iohn Baptist.
26And the kyng was sory, howebeit, for his othes sake, & for their sakes whiche sate at supper also, he woulde not caste her of.
27And immediatlye the kyng sent the hangman, and commaunded his head to be brought in: And he went, and beheaded hym in the pryson,
28And brought his head in a charger, & gaue it to the damsell, and the damsell gaue it to her mother.
- Matt 14:6-116 verses79%
6But when Herodes birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias daunsed before them, and pleased Herode.
7Wherfore he promised with an othe, that he woulde geue her whatsoeuer she woulde aske.
8And she, beyng instruct of her mother before, sayde: geue me here Iohn Baptistes head in a platter.
9And the kyng was sory: Neuerthelesse, for the othes sake, and them which sate also at the table, he commaunded it to be geuen her:
10And sent, and beheaded Iohn in the pryson.
11And his head was brought in a platter, and geuen to the damsell: and she brought it to her mother.
- Matt 14:1-44 verses78%
1At that tyme Herode the Tetrarch, hearde of the fame of Iesu.
2And sayde vnto his seruauntes: this is Iohn the Baptist, he is risen from the dead, and therfore great workes do shewe foorth them selues in hym.
3For Herode had taken Iohn, and bounde hym, and put hym in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wyfe.
4For Iohn sayde vnto hym: it is not lawfull for thee to haue her.
- 77%
46And they went about to laye handes on hym, but they feared the multitudes, because they toke him as a prophet.
- Luke 3:19-202 verses74%
19Then Herode the tetrarch, when he was rebuked of hym for Herodias, his brother Philippes wyfe, and for all the euyls which Herode dyd,
20Added this aboue all, & shut vp Iohn in pryson.
- 73%
9And Herode sayde, Iohn haue I beheaded, but who is this of who I heare such thinges? And he desired to see him.
- 73%
32But yf we shal say, of men, we feare the people. For all men counted Iohn, that he was a very prophete.
- 72%
7And Herode the tetrarche heard of all that was done by hym, and doubted, because that it was sayde of some, that Iohn was rysen agayne from death:
- 72%
2And ye hie priestes and scribes sought howe they myght kyll hym, for they feared the people.
- 72%
31The same day, came there certaine of the pharisees, and sayde vnto hym: Get thee out, and depart hence, for Herode wyll kyll thee.
- 71%
26But yf we shall say of men, then feare we the people: for all men holde Iohn as a prophete.
- 71%
15No, nor yet Herode: For I sent you to hym, and loe nothing worthy of death is done to hym.
- Luke 23:7-93 verses71%
7And assoone as he knewe that he belonged vnto Herodes iurisdiction, he sent hym to Herode, whiche was also at Hierusalem at that tyme.
8And when Herode sawe Iesus, he was exceeding glad: For he was desirous to see hym of a long season, because he had hearde many thinges of hym, and he trusted to haue seene some miracle done by hym.
9Then he questioned with hym many wordes: But he aunswered hym nothing.
- 70%
19And when Herode had sought for hym, and founde hym not, he examined the kepers, and commaunded them to be caryed away. And he descended from Iurie to Cesarea, and there abode.
- Acts 12:1-22 verses70%
1At the same tyme Herode the king stretched foorth his handes to vexe certayne of the Churche.
2And he killed Iames the brother of Iohn with the sworde.
- 69%
18And the scribes & hye priestes hearde it, and sought howe to destroy hym: For they feared hym, because all the people was astonyed at his doctrine.
- 69%
12When Iesus had hearde that Iohn was delyuered vp, he departed into Galilee,
- Mark 14:1-22 verses68%
1After two dayes was the feaste of the Passouer, & of vnleuened bread. And the hye priestes and the scribes, sought howe they myght take him by craft, and put hym to death.
2But they sayde: not in the feast day, lest any busines arise among the people.
- 68%
3When Herode the kyng had hearde these thynges, he was troubled, and all the citie of Hierusalem with hym.
- 68%
8When Pilate hearde that saying, he was the more afrayde.
- 67%
5But they sayde: Not on the feast day lest there be an vprore among ye people.
- 67%
6But and yf we say of men, all the people wyll stone vs: For they be perswaded that Iohn is a prophete.
- 67%
6At that feast, Pilate dyd delyuer vnto them a prisoner, whomsoeuer they woulde desire.