Thematic Bible: Herods of the new testament


Thematic Bible



In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius the Emperor, Pontius Pilate being leftenant of Jewry, and Herod being Tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip Tetrarch in Ituraea, and in the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the Tetrarch of Abilene:

Then Herod the Tetrarch; when he was rebuked of him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done;

There were at Antioch, in the congregation, certain prophets and teachers: as Barnabas and Symeon called Niger; And Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, Herod the tetrarch's nurse-fellow, and Saul.

And Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done of him, and doubted because that it was said of some, that John was risen again from death.

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

For Herod had taken 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 Baptist is risen again from death, and therefore miracles are wrought by him."

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

The same day there came certain of the Pharisees, and said unto him, "Get thee out of the way, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee."

And as soon as he knew that he was of Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, which was also at Jerusalem in those days.

And Herod, with his men of war, despised him, and mocked him; And arrayed him in white, and sent him again to Pilate.


In the time of Herod, the king of Jewry, there was a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abijah. And his wife was of the daughters of Aaron: And her name was Elizabeth.

Then Herod, perceiving that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, as many as were two years old and under according to the time which he had diligently searched out of the wise men.

When Jesus was born at Bethlehem in Jewry in the time of Herod the king, Behold, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem,

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

Then Herod privily called the wise men, and diligently enquired of them the time of the star that appeared,


Herod was displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon. And they came all at once, and made intercession unto Blastus the king's chamberlain, and desired peace, because their country was nourished by the king's land.

In that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the congregation.

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


After a certain days, King Agrippa and Bernice came unto Caesarea to salute Festus.

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

King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know well thou believest."