Matthew 14:5
“And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.”
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
Cross-References
“But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.”
“But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.”
“For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.”
“But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.”
“After two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death.”