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at which Herodias's own daughter came in and danced, and so charmed Herod and his guests that he said to her, "Ask me for anything you please, and I will give it to you."
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He even swore to her, "Whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom."
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She at once went out and said to her mother: "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptizer," she replied.
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The girl immediately came in, in haste, to the King and made her request. "My desire is," she said, "that you will give me, here and now, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist."
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Then the King, though intensely sorry, yet for the sake of his oaths, and of his guests, would not break faith with her.
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He at once sent a soldier of his guard with orders to bring John's head. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,
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and brought his head on a dish and gave it to the young girl, who gave it to her mother.
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When John's disciples heard of it, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.
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When the Apostles had re-assembled round Jesus, they reported to Him all they had done and all they had taught.
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Then He said to them, "Come away, all of you, to a quiet place, and rest awhile." For there were many coming and going, so that they had no time even for meals.
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Accordingly they sailed away in the boat to a solitary place apart.