Matthew 14:5

14:5 Although ¹  Herod ²  wanted to kill John, ³  he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

Matthew 14:30

14:30 But when he saw the strong wind he became afraid. And starting to sink, he cried out, ⁴  “Lord, save me!”

Matthew 2:22

2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus ⁵  was reigning over Judea in place of his father Herod, ⁶  he was afraid to go there. After being warned in a dream, he went to the regions of Galilee.

¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “him” (also in the following phrase, Grk “accepted him”); in both cases the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Grk “he cried out, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.

⁷ sn Archelaus took after his father Herod the Great in terms of cruelty and ruthlessness, so Joseph was afraid to go there. After further direction in a dream, he went instead to Galilee.

⁸ sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.