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He told them, "Whenever you go into a home, stay there until you're ready to leave that place.
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Wherever people don't welcome you or listen to you, leave and shake the dust from your feet as a warning to them."
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So the apostles went and told people that they should turn to God and change the way they think and act.
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They also forced many demons out of people and poured oil on many who were sick to cure them.
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King Herod heard about Jesus, because Jesus' name had become well-known. Some people were saying, "John the Baptizer has come back to life. That's why he has the power to perform these miracles."
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Others said, "He is Elijah." Still others said, "He is a prophet like one of the other prophets."
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But when Herod heard about it, he said, "I had John's head cut off, and he has come back to life!"
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Herod had sent men who had arrested John, tied him up, and put him in prison. Herod did that for Herodias, whom he had married. (She used to be his brother Philip's wife.)
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John had been telling Herod, "It's not right for you to be married to your brother's wife."
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So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she wasn't allowed to do it
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because Herod was afraid of John. Herod knew that John was a fair and holy man, so he protected him. When he listened to John, he would become very disturbed, and yet he liked to listen to him.