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Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
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The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted
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and had John beheaded in the prison.
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His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
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John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.
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When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
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As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.”
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Jesus replied,
“They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”
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“We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered.
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“Bring them here to me,” he said.