Thematic Bible: Herods of the new testament


Thematic Bible



Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

Then Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife and for all the evils which Herod had done,

Now there were in the congregation that was at Antioch prophets and teachers: Barnabas and Simeon that was called Niger and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen, who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him, and he was perplexed because it was said of some that John was risen from the dead,

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus

For Herod had laid hold on John and bound him and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad), and he said, John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and therefore virtues operate in him.

And he commanded them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod.

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying unto him, Go out and depart from here, for Herod will kill thee.

And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that time.

And Herod with his court despised him and mocked him and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe and sent him again to Pilate.


There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia, and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth and sent forth and killed all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the borders thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had understood of the wise men.

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him.

Then Herod, calling the wise men unto him secretly, understood of them with diligence the time of the appearing of the star;


And Herod was highly displeased with those of Tyre and Sidon, but they came with one accord to him, and, having bribed Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for peace because their lands were supplied through those of the king's.

Now at that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to mistreat certain of the congregation .

I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment hall.


And after certain days King Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand and answered for himself:

King Agrippa, dost thou believe the prophets? I know that thou believest.