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But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.
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But Herod, when he had news of it, said, John, whom I put to death, has come back from the dead.
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For Herod himself had sent men out to take John and put him in prison, because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had taken for himself.
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For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.
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And Herodias was bitter against him, desiring to put him to death; but she was not able;
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For Herod was in fear of John, being conscious that he was an upright and holy man, and kept him safe. And hearing him, he was much troubled; and he gave ear to him gladly.
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And the chance came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast to his lords, and the high captains, and the chief men of Galilee;
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And when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and did a dance, Herod and those who were at table with him were pleased with her; and the king said to the girl, Make a request for anything and I will give it you.
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And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.
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And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
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And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.
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And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.
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And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,
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And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
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And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.
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And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching.
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And he said to them, Come away by yourselves to a quiet place, and take a rest for a time. Because there were a great number coming and going, and they had no time even for food.
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And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves.
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And the people saw them going, and a number of them, having knowledge who they were, went running there together on foot from all the towns, and got there before them.
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And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.
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And at the end of the day, his disciples came to him and said, This place is waste land, and it is late: