Matthew 14:5
“And when he would haue put him to death, hee feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet.”
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Matthew 14:5 Context
3¶ For Herode had layd hold on Iohn, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias sake, his brother Philips wife. 4For Iohn said vnto him, It is not lawfull for thee to haue her. 5And when he would haue put him to death, hee feared the multitude, because they counted him as a Prophet. 6But when Herods birth day was kept, the daughter of Herodias daunced before them, and pleased Herode. 7Whereupon he promised with an oath, to giue her whatsoeuer she would aske.
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And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
- King James Version
Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded John as a prophet.
- New American Standard Version (1995)