Although Herod wanted to kill John, he feared the crowd because they accepted John as a prophet.

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

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