Matthew 14:3
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| Matthew 14:3 | |
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← 14:2 14:4 → | |
| Book | Gospel of Matthew |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 14:3 is the third verse in the fourteenth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:
- Ὁ γὰρ Ἡρῴδης κρατήσας τὸν Ἰωάννην ἔδησεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἔθετο ἐν φυλακῇ, διὰ Ἡρῳδιάδα τὴν γυναῖκα Φιλίππου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ.
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:
- For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,
Analysis
According to Josephus, John was held in a castle of Machaerus, near the Dead Sea. It is said that the Pharisees likely helped Herod from envy of John. Herod left his former wife, and this is related to have led to her father King Aretas of Arabia destroying Herod's army. Although this Herod Antipas, like his father, Herod the Great was not a Jew, he was a proselyte and therefore he was bound by the law not to enter into such a marriage. (Lev 28:16) [1][2]
