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Hurrying back to the ruler, she made her request: "I want you to give me John the Baptist's head on a plate, right this minute."
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Although the king was upset, because of his solemn pledge and his guests, he didn't want to refuse her.
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So he ordered a guard to bring John's head. The guard went to the prison, cut off John's head,
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brought his head on a plate, and gave it to the young woman, and she gave it to her mother.
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When John's disciples heard what had happened, they came and took his dead body and laid it in a tomb.
Jesus feeds five thousand people
30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him everything they had done and taught.
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Many people were coming and going, so there was no time to eat. He said to the apostles, "Come by yourselves to a secluded place and rest for a while."
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They departed in a boat by themselves for a deserted place.
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Many people saw them leaving and recognized them, so they ran ahead from all the cities and arrived before them.
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When Jesus arrived and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. Then he began to teach them many things.
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Late in the day, his disciples came to him and said, "This is an isolated place, and it's already late in the day.