Thematic Bible: Herods of the new testament


Thematic Bible



Now in the fifteenth year of the supremacy of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being leader of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and Philip his brother being tetrarch of Iturea and the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

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

And certain prophets and teachers were in the church being in Antioch; as Barnabas, and Simeon called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And Herod the tetrarch heard all done by him: and was in perplexity, for it was said by certain, that John had been raised from the dead.

In that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report of Jesus,

For Herod, having seized John, bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias, his brother Philip's wife:

And king Herod heard his name; (for it was manifest:) and said, That John the Immerser was raised from the dead, and for this the powers were energetic in him.

And he enjoined them, saying, See ye, look away from the leaven of the Pharisees, and the leaven of Herod.

In the same day certain Pharisees came near, saying to him, Come out, and go from thence: for Herod wishes to kill thee.

And having known that he is from Herod's authority, he sent him to Herod, he being in Jerusalem in those days.

And Herod having set him at nought with his troops, and having mocked, putting about him shining clothing, sent him out to Pilate.


There was in the days of Herod, king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the daily order of Abia: and his wife the daughter of Aaron, and her name Elizabeth.

Then Herod, seeing he was deluded by the magi, was very angry, and having sent, destroyed all the children which in Bethlehem, and in all its bounds, from two years and under, according to the time he examined thoroughly of the magi.

And Jesus born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold the magi from the sunrisings arrived in Jerusalem, saying:

And Herod the king having heard, was stirred up, and all Jerusalem with him.

Then Herod having secretly called for the magi, searched thoroughly from them the time of the star appearing.


And Herod was fighting with violent animosity, with Tyrians and Sidonians: but they came unanimously to him, and having conciliated Blastus, him over the king's bed-chamber, they asked peace; for their country was nourished from the king's.

And at that time Herod the king laid hands upon to injure certain of the church.

I will hearken to thee, he said, when also thine accusers should be present. And he commanded him to be watched in Herod's pretorium.


And certain days having intervined, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Cesarea, having saluted Festus.

And Agrippa said to Paul, It is permitted thee to speak for thyself. Then Paul defended himself, having stretched out the hand:

Believest thou the prophets, king Agrippa? I know that thou believest.