Matthew 14:3 KJV

Matthew · chapter 14 · verse 3 · King James Version

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.Matthew 14:3 · King James Version

Matthew 14:3 in context

1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

2And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.

4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

Herodias'hērōdiasHerodias = &quot heroic&quot , daughter of Aristobulus and granddaughter of Herod the…G2266 →
Philip'sphilipposPhilip = &quot lover of horses&quot , an apostle of Christ, an evangelist and one of the…G5376 →
brotheradelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
prisonphylakēguard, watch, a watching, keeping watch, to keep watch, persons keeping watch, a guard…G5438 →
HerodhērōdēsHerod = &quot heroic&quot , the name of a royal family that flourished among the Jews in…G2264 →
bounddeōto bind tie, fasten, to bind, fasten with chains, to throw into chains, metaph., Satan is…G1210 →