And when Herod had sought him, and found him not, he examined the guards, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and there abode.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
He is now going to mention (a matter of) history: this is the reason why he adds the names, that it may be shown how he keeps to the truth in all things. And, it says, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, they desired peace; because their country was nourished by the king's country.