[1] At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,<\/p>\n
[2] And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.<\/p>\n
[3] For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.<\/p>\n
[4] For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.<\/p>\n
[5] And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.<\/p>\n
[6] But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.<\/p>\n
[7] Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.<\/p>\n
[8] And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.<\/p>\n
[9] And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.<\/p>\n
[10] And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.<\/p>\n
[11] And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.<\/p>\n
[12] And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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