1. Matthieu 14:1 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

When exactly did Herod hear about the fame of Jesus?

Matthieu 14:1 (NEG79)

1 En ce temps-là, Hérode le tétrarque, ayant entendu parler de Jésus, dit à ses serviteurs: C'est Jean-Baptiste!

En bref

The phrase at that time refers to when the report of Jesus’ miracles reached Herod, some time after John’s death—the period described in the previous passage (Matthew 13:54–58).

The phrase at that time used in Matthew 14:1 refers to the moment when the report of Jesus’ miracles reached Herod. We know that this was after the death of John (see Matthew 14:2).1

These opening words of Matthew 14:1–36 point to the period when people throughout Palestine were becoming aware of the miracles performed by the Saviour—the same period that had been described in the preceding passage (Matthew 13:54–58).2