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So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" She said, "The head of Yochanan the Immerser."
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At once the daughter hurried back to the king and announced her request: "I want you to give me right now on a platter the head of Yochanan the Immerser."
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Herod was appalled; but out of regard for the oaths he had sworn before his dinner guests, he did not want to break his word to her.
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So the king immediately sent a soldier from his personal guard with orders to bring Yochanan's head. The soldier went and beheaded Yochanan in the prison,
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brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
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When Yochanan's talmidim heard of it, they came and took the body and laid it in a grave.
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Those who had been sent out rejoined Yeshua and reported to him all they had done and taught.
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There were so many people coming and going that they couldn't even take time to eat, so he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a place where we can be alone, and you can get some rest."
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They went off by themselves to an isolated spot;
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but many people, seeing them leave and recognizing them, ran ahead on foot from all the towns and got there first.
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When Yeshua came ashore, he saw a huge crowd. Filled with compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, he began teaching them many things.