Topic
Herodians
7 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Mark 12:13Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Seek to entangle Jesus
¶ And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words.
- Matthew 22:16Smith · ISBE · Nave Seek to entangle Jesus
And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man: for thou regardest not the person of men.
- Mark 3:6Easton · ISBE · Nave Conspire to kill Jesus
And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him.
- Mark 8:15Easton · ISBE
And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod.
- Matthew 16:6Easton
¶ Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
- Matthew 22:15Smith
¶ Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
- Luke 20:20Easton
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
A Jewish political party who sympathized with (Mark 3:6; 12:13; Matt, 22:16; Luke 20:20) the Herodian rulers in their general policy of government, and in the social customs which they introduced from Rome. They were at one with the Sadducees in holding the duty of submission to Rome, and of supporting the Herods on the throne. (Comp. Mark 8:15; Matt. 16:6.)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 3 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 6 references
he-ro'-di-anz (Herodianoi): A party twice mentioned in the Gospels (Mt 22:16 parallel Mr 12:13; 3:6) as acting with the Pharisees in opposition to Jesus. They were not a religious sect, but, as the name implies, a court or political party, supporters of the dynasty of Herod. Nothing is known of them beyond what the Gospels state. Whatever their political aims, they early perceived that Christ's pure and spiritual teaching on the kingdom of God was irreconcilable with these, and that Christ's influence with the people was antagonistic to their interests. Hence, in Galilee, on the occasion of the healing of the man with the withered hand, they readily joined with the more powerful party of the Pharisees in plots to crush Jesus (Mr 3:6); and again, in Jerusalem, in the last week of Christ's life, they renewed this alliance in the attempt to entrap Jesus on the question of the tribute money (Mt 22:16). The warning of Jesus to His disciples to "beware of the leaven of Herod" (Mr 8:15) may have had reference to the insidious spirit of this party.
James Orr
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.