For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
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Gill's Exposition
For Herod feared John,.... Had him in great respect; he had a great veneration for him; which was the reason that Herodias could not as yet accomplish her design against him, and vent her rage upon…
See this account of the death of John the Baptist fully explained in the notes at Mat 14:1-12. Mar 6:20 For Herod feared John - That is, he stood in awe of him on account of his sanctity, and his…
Here is, I. The wild notions that the people had concerning our Lord Jesus, Mar 6:15. His own countrymen could believe nothing great concerning him, because they knew his poor kindred; but others that…
Cambridge Bible
observed him Rather, as in the margin, kept him, i. e. kept him safe from her machinations. The original word occurs in Mat 9:17, and Luk 5:38, "they put new wine into new bottles, and both are…
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