Thematic Bible: Slayed


Thematic Bible



Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being Governor of Judaea, Herod Tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip Tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias Tetrarch of Abilene, Verse ConceptsCaesarGovernorsLeaders, PoliticalRankTetrarchRoman EmperorsRulers Of A FourthNamed Gentile Rulers

But Herod the Tetrarch, being repeatedly rebuked by him about Herodias his brother's wife, and about all the wicked deeds that he had done, Verse ConceptsRebukeWivesRulers Of A FourthNamed Gentile Rulers

Now there were in Antioch, in the Church there--as Prophets and teachers--barnabas, Symeon surnamed 'the black,' Lucius the Cyrenaean, Manaen (who was Herod the Tetrarch's foster-brother) Verse ConceptsAfrican AmericansDoctrine, CommunicatedTeachersTetrarchChristian TeachersAnonymityRulers Of A FourthMissionaries

Now Herod the Tetrarch heard of all that was going on; and he was bewildered because of its being said by some that John had come back to life, Verse ConceptsTetrarchHearing About ChristPuzzlementRulers Of A Fourth

About that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, Verse ConceptsTetrarchHearing About ChristRulers Of A Fourth

For Herod had arrested John, and had put him in chains, and imprisoned him, for the sake of Herodias his brother Philip's wife, Verse ConceptsFaultsPrisonersRopesTying UpNamed Wives

King Herod heard of all this (for the name of Jesus had become widely known) Verse ConceptsPower, God's SavingSuperstitionTetrarchWho He Might BeWhy It Happened

and when He admonished them, "See to it, be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod," Verse ConceptsLegalismWatchfulness, Of BelieversLeavenLeavened

Just at that time there came some Pharisees who warned Him, saying, "Leave this place and continue your journey; Herod means to kill you." Verse ConceptsPharisees, Attitudes To Jesus ChristAmbivalenceChrist Would Be KilledPharisees Concerned About Christpharisees

And learning that He belonged to Herod's jurisdiction he sent Him to Herod, for he too was in Jerusalem at that time. Verse ConceptsTetrarchHuman Authority, Nature Ofassertiveness