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 10:28

10:28 Do ⁴  not be afraid of those who kill the body ⁵  but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ⁶ 

[14:5]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[14:5]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:5]  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.

[10:28]  ⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[10:28]  ⁵ sn Judaism had a similar exhortation in 4 Macc 13:14-15.

[10:28]  ⁶ sn See the note on the word hell in 5:22.