The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee.
Parallel translations
- WEB On that same day, some Pharisees came, saying to him, “Get out of here, and go away, for Herod wants to kill you.”
- BSB At that very hour, some Pharisees came to Jesus and told Him, “Leave this place and get away, because Herod wants to kill You.”
- NKJV On that very day some Pharisees came, saying to Him, “Get out and depart from here, for Herod wants to kill You.”
- NASB At that very time some Pharisees approached, saying to Him, “Go away and leave this place, because Herod wants to kill You.”
- NLT At that time some Pharisees said to him, “Get away from here if you want to live! Herod Antipas wants to kill you!”
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Quick answer
Some Pharisees warn Jesus to flee because Herod wants to kill Him. The threat of opposition cannot deflect Jesus from His mission.
Overview
Whether the warning was sincere or a ploy to drive Him off, it highlights the danger surrounding Jesus. Herod Antipas, who had killed John the Baptist, now poses a threat to Jesus. The episode sets up Jesus' resolute reply that He will finish His course on His own appointed timetable.
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Cross-references · 5
- Neh 6:9–11For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands.
- Ps 11:1–2In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
- Amos 7:12–13Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:
- Matt 14:1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
- Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,
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