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25 Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter."
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25 At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter."
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26 And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her.
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26 The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.
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27 Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,
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27 So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,
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28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl ; and the girl gave it to her mother.
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28 and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.
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29 When his disciples heard about this, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.
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29 On hearing of this, John's disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
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30 The apostles gathered together with Jesus ; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught.
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30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.
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31 And He said to them, "Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while." (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)
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31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest."
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32 They went away in the boat to a secluded place by themselves.
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32 So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.
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33 The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them.
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33 But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.
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34 When Jesus went ashore, He saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because they were like sheep without a shepherd ; and He began to teach them many things.
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34 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
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35 When it was already quite late , His disciples came to Him and said, "This place is desolate and it is already quite late ;
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35 By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. "This is a remote place," they said, "and it's already very late.
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