Matthew 14:2

Easy-to-Read Version

So he said to his servants, "This man is really John the Baptizer. He must have risen from death, and that is why he can do these miracles."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“This is John the Baptist,” he told his servants. “He has been raised from the dead, and that’s why miraculous powers are at work in him.”

King James Version (1611)
And said vnto his seruants, This is Iohn the Baptist, hee is risen from the dead, and therfore mighty workes doe shew foorth themselues in him.

King James Version
And 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.

English Standard Version
and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."

New American Standard Bible
and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he himself has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him."

New Century Version
So he said to his servants, "Jesus is John the Baptist, who has risen from the dead. That is why he can work these miracles."

Amplified Bible
and said to his attendants, "This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead, and that is why the miraculous powers are at work in him."

Geneva Bible (1587)
And sayde vnto his seruaunts, This is that Iohn Baptist, hee is risen againe from the deade, and therefore great woorkes are wrought by him.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him."

Legacy Standard Bible
and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him."

Berean Standard Bible
and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! This is why miraculous powers are at work in him."

Contemporary English Version
and told his officials, "This is John the Baptist! He has come back from death, and that's why he has the power to work these miracles."

Complete Jewish Bible
and said to his attendants, "This must be Yochanan the Immerser. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."

Darby Translation
and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: *he* is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

George Lamsa Translation
And he said to his servants, This man is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead; this is why great miracles are wrought by him.

Good News Translation
"He is really John the Baptist, who has come back to life," he told his officials. "That is why he has this power to perform miracles."

Lexham English Bible
and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and for this reason miraculous powers are at work in him."

Literal Translation
And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and because of this, powerful works are working in him.

American Standard Version
and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.

Bible in Basic English
And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he has come back from the dead, and so these powers are working in him.

Hebrew Names Version
and said to his servants, "This is Yochanan the immerser. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."

International Standard Version
said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist! He has been raised from the dead, and that's why these miracles are at work in him."

Etheridge Translation
and he said to his servants, This is Juchanon the Baptizer: he hath risen from the house of the dead, therefore powerful works are wrought by him.

Murdock Translation
and he said to his servants: This is John the Baptizer: he is risen from the grave: therefore works of power are wrought by him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And 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.

English Revised Version
and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.

World English Bible
and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
he is risen from the dead, and therefore these mighty powers exert themselves in him.

Weymouth's New Testament
and he said to his courtiers, "This is John the Baptist: he has come back to life--and that is why these miraculous Powers are working in him."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and seide to hise children, This is Joon Baptist, he is rysun fro deeth, and therfor vertues worchen in hym.

Update Bible Version
and said to his [household] slaves, This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead; and therefore these powers work in him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.

New English Translation
and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him."

New King James Version
and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead, and therefore these powers are at work in him."

New Living Translation
he said to his advisers, "This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles."

New Life Bible
He said to his helpers, "This must be John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead. That is why these powerful works are done by him."

New Revised Standard
and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead, and for this reason these powers are at work in him."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and he said unto his servants - This, is John the Immerser, - he hath arisen from the dead, for this cause, are the powers working mightily within him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said to his servants: This is John the Baptist: he is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.

Revised Standard Version
and he said to his servants, "This is John the Baptist, he has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and sayde vnto his servautes: This is Ihon ye baptist. He is risen agayne from deeth and therfore are soche myracles wrought by him.

Young's Literal Translation
and said to his servants, `This is John the Baptist, he did rise from the dead, and because of this the mighty energies are working in him.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& sayde vnto his seruautes: This is Iho ye baptist. He is rysen agayne fro the deed, therfore are his dedes so mightie.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and said to his servants, this is John the baptist, he is risen from the dead, and consequently is invested with miraculous power.

Simplified Cowboy Version
he said, "This must be the ghost of John the Baptist come back to life."

Contextual Overview

¹ About that time, Herod, the ruler of Galilee, heard what the people were saying about Jesus. ² So he said to his servants, "This man is really John the Baptizer. He must have risen from death, and that is why he can do these miracles." ³ Before this time, Herod had arrested John. He had him chained and put in prison. He arrested John because of Herodias, the wife of Philip, Herod's brother. ⁴ John had told him, "It is not right for you to be married to Herodias." ⁵ Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid of the people. They believed that John was a prophet. ⁶ On Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for him and his group. Herod was very pleased with her. ⁷ So he promised that he would give her anything she wanted. ⁸ Herodias told her daughter what to ask for. So she said to Herod, "Give me the head of John the Baptizer here on this plate." ⁹ King Herod was very sad. But he had promised to give the daughter anything she wanted. And the people eating with Herod had heard his promise. So he ordered what she asked to be done. ¹⁰ He sent men to the prison, where they cut off John's head.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

This: Matthew 11:11, Matthew 16:14, Mark 8:28, John 10:41

do show forth themselves in him: or, are wrought by him

Reciprocal: Matthew 3:1 - John Matthew 9:26 - the fame hereof Matthew 14:13 - General Mark 1:14 - after Mark 6:14 - king Herod Mark 6:16 - It is Luke 9:19 - John

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
The land where the Canaanites lived went from Sidon down along the coast to Gerar and from Gaza as far east as Sodom and Gomorrah and from Admah and Zeboiim as far north as Laish.

Genesis 13:10
Lot looked and saw the whole Jordan Valley. He saw that there was much water there. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. At that time the Jordan Valley all the way to Zoar was like the Lord 's Garden. This was good land, like the land of Egypt.)

Genesis 14:9
They fought against King Kedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar. So there were four kings fighting against five.

Genesis 14:10
There were many holes filled with tar in the Valley of Siddim. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and their armies ran away, some of the soldiers fell into these holes, but the others ran away to the mountains.

Genesis 14:20
And we praise God Most High, who helped you defeat your enemies." Abram gave Melchizedek one-tenth of everything he had taken during the battle.

Deuteronomy 29:23
All the land will be useless—destroyed by burning sulfur and covered with salt. The land will have nothing planted in it. Nothing will be growing—not even weeds. The land will be destroyed like Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, the cities the Lord destroyed when he was very angry.

Deuteronomy 34:3
He showed Moses the Negev and the valley that goes from Zoar to Jericho, the city of palm trees.

1 Samuel 13:18
The second group went southeast on the road to Beth Horon, and the third group went east on the road to the border. That road looks over the Valley of Zeboim toward the desert.

Nehemiah 11:34
in Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat,

Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries, full of sorrow for Moab. Its people run away to Zoar for safety. They run to Eglath Shelishiyah. The people are crying as they go up the road to Luhith. They are crying loudly as they walk on the road to Horonaim.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And said unto his servants,.... Those of his household, his courtiers, with whom he more familiarly conversed; to these he expressed his fears, that it might be true what was suggested by the people, and he was ready to believe it himself;

this is John the Baptist: some copies add, "whom I have beheaded", as in Mark 6:16 the guilt of which action rose in his mind, lay heavy on him, and filled him with horror and a thousand fears:

he is risen from the dead; which if he was a Sadducee, as he is thought to be, by comparing Matthew 16:6 with Mark 8:15 was directly contrary to his former sentiments, and was extorted from him by his guilty conscience; who now fears, what before he did not believe; and what he fears, he affirms; concluding that John was raised from the dead, to give proof of his innocence, and to revenge his death on him:

and therefore mighty works do show themselves in him, or "are wrought by him"; for though he wrought no miracles in his lifetime, yet, according to a vulgar notion, that after death men are endued with a greater power, Herod thought this to be the case; or that he was possessed of greater power, on purpose to punish him for the murder of him; and that these miracles which were wrought by him, were convincing proofs of the truth of his resurrection, and of what he was able to do to him, and what he might righteously expect from him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This is John the Baptist - Herod feared John. His conscience smote him for his crimes. He remembered that he had wickedly put him to death. He knew him to be a distinguished prophet; and he concluded that no other one was capable of working such miracles but he who had been so eminent a servant of God in his life, and who, he supposed, had again risen from the dead and entered the dominions of his murderer. The alarm in his court, it seems, was general. Herod’s conscience told him that this was John. Others thought that it might be the expected Elijah or one of the old prophets, Mark 6:15.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 14:2. This is John the Baptist — ον εγω απεκεφαλισα, Whom I beheaded. These words are added here by the Codex Bezae and several others, by the Saxon, and five copies of the Itala. - See the power of conscience! He is miserable because he is guilty; being continually under the dominion of self-accusation, reproach, and remorse. No need for the Baptist now: conscience performs the office of ten thousand accusers! But, to complete the misery, a guilty conscience offers no relief from God - points out no salvation from sin.

He is risen from the dead — From this we may observe:

1. That the resurrection of the dead was a common opinion among the Jews; and

2. That the materiality of the soul made no part of Herod's creed.

Bad and profligate as he was, it was not deemed by him a thing impossible with God to raise the dead; and the spirit of the murdered Baptist had a permanent resurrection in his guilty conscience.