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But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
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For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
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For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
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So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
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because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.