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Matthew 14:1-8
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When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus,
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he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.”
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For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).
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John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.”
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Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.
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But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias’s daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him,
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so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted.
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At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”
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[a].
Greek Herod the tetrarch. Herod Antipas was a son of King Herod and was ruler over Galilee.
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