But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
Parallel translations
- WEB but Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things which Herod had done,
- KJV But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
- NKJV But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
- NASB But when Herod the tetrarch was reprimanded by him regarding Herodias, his brother’s wife, and regarding all the evil things which Herod had done,
- NLT John also publicly criticized Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, for marrying Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for many other wrongs he had done.
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John rebukes Herod the tetrarch for taking his brother's wife and for other evils. Faithful preaching confronts even the powerful with sin.
Overview
John did not exempt the ruler Herod Antipas from his call to repentance, openly condemning his unlawful marriage to Herodias and his many wrongs. This boldness shows the prophet's role of speaking truth to power regardless of cost. It prepares for John's imprisonment and foreshadows the world's hostility to those who bear witness to righteousness.
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Cross-references · 6
- Luke 3:1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,
- Mark 6:17–18For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
- Prov 15:12A mocker does not love to be reproved, nor will he consult the wise.
- Matt 14:3–4Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
- Matt 11:2Meanwhile John heard in prison about the works of Christ, and he sent his disciples
- Prov 9:7–8He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
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