1 Mat 14:1-12. Herod thinks Jesus a resurrection of the murdered Baptist - Account of his imprisonment and death. ( = Mar 6:14-29; Luk 9:7-9). The time of this alarm of Herod Antipas appears to have been during the mission of the Twelve, and shortly after the Baptist - who had been in prison for probably more than a year - had been cruelly put to death. Herod's theory of the works of Christ (Mat 14:1, Mat 14:2). At that time Herod the tetrarch - Herod Antipas, one of the three sons of Herod the Great, and own brother of Archelaus (Mat 2:22), who ruled as ethnarch over Galilee and Perea. heard of the fame of Jesus - "for His name was spread abroad" (Mar 6:14).
2 And said unto his servants - his counselors or court-ministers. This is John the Baptist: he is risen from the dead, etc. - The murdered prophet haunted his guilty breast like a specter and seemed to him alive again and clothed with unearthly powers in the person of Jesus.
3 Mat 14:3-12. Account of the Baptist's imprisonment and death. For the exposition of this portion, see on Mar 6:17-29.
12 Mat 14:12-21. Hearing of the Baptist's death, Jesus crosses the lake with twelve, and miraculously feeds five thousand. ( = Mar 6:30-44; Luk 9:10-17; Joh 6:1-14). For the exposition of this section - one of the very few where all the four Evangelists run parallel - see on Mar 6:30-44.
22 Mat 14:22-26. Jesus crosses to the western side of the lake walking on the sea - Incidents on landing. ( = Mar 6:45; Joh 6:15-24). For the exposition, see on Joh 6:15-24.
28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it is thou, bid me come to thee on the water - (Also see on Mar 6:50.)
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter had come down out of the boat. he walked on the water, to go to Jesus - (Also see on Mar 6:50.)
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me - (Also see on Mar 6:50.)
31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt? - (Also see on Mar 6:50.)
32 And when they had come into the boat, the wind ceased - (Also see on Mar 6:50.)
The time of this alarm of Herod Antipas appears to have been during the mission of the Twelve, and shortly after the Baptist - who had been in prison for probably more than a year - had been cruelly put to death.
Herod's theory of the works of Christ (Mat 14:1, Mat 14:2).
At that time Herod the tetrarch - Herod Antipas, one of the three sons of Herod the Great, and own brother of Archelaus (Mat 2:22), who ruled as ethnarch over Galilee and Perea.
heard of the fame of Jesus - "for His name was spread abroad" (Mar 6:14).
2 And said unto his servants - his counselors or court-ministers.
This is John the Baptist: he is risen from the dead, etc. - The murdered prophet haunted his guilty breast like a specter and seemed to him alive again and clothed with unearthly powers in the person of Jesus.
3 Mat 14:3-12. Account of the Baptist's imprisonment and death.
For the exposition of this portion, see on Mar 6:17-29.
12 Mat 14:12-21. Hearing of the Baptist's death, Jesus crosses the lake with twelve, and miraculously feeds five thousand. ( = Mar 6:30-44; Luk 9:10-17; Joh 6:1-14).
For the exposition of this section - one of the very few where all the four Evangelists run parallel - see on Mar 6:30-44.
22 Mat 14:22-26. Jesus crosses to the western side of the lake walking on the sea - Incidents on landing. ( = Mar 6:45; Joh 6:15-24).
For the exposition, see on Joh 6:15-24.
28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it is thou, bid me come to thee on the water - (Also see on Mar 6:50.)
29 And he said, Come. And when Peter had come down out of the boat. he walked on the water, to go to Jesus - (Also see on Mar 6:50.)
30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me - (Also see on Mar 6:50.)
31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt? - (Also see on Mar 6:50.)
32 And when they had come into the boat, the wind ceased - (Also see on Mar 6:50.)