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Matthew 14:2
ESV 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.”
NIV and he said to his attendants, 'This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.'
NASB 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.'
CSB "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."
NLT he said to his advisers, 'This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.'
KJV 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.

What does Matthew 14:2 mean?

Herod the tetrarch, also called Herod Antipas, is one of the rulers over Israel under the Romans. This is the son of the man who heard about Jesus' birth and tried to have Him killed (Matthew 2:7, 13). Herod Antipas oversaw the territory of Galilee in the north and Perea, a strip of land along the east coast of the Jordan River. Both John the Baptist and Jesus carried out their ministry in areas under Herod's control.

Herod has heard about Jesus' growing fame in the country and the miracles that Jesus has been performing. Some thought of Jesus as the return of Elijah or one of the prophets of old (Mark 6:15). Herod, though, was convinced that Jesus was John the Baptist raised from the dead. Herod was sure that John's return from the afterlife in the form of Jesus was what gave Him miraculous powers. Apparently, Herod's superstition was driven by his own guilt: he is the one who had John the Baptist killed. The following verses tell that story.
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