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they expelled many demons, and they anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
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Meanwhile, King Herod heard about this, for Yeshua's reputation had spread. Some were saying, "Yochanan the Immerser has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him."
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Others said, "It is Eliyahu!" and still others, "He is a prophet, like one of the old prophets."
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But when Herod heard about it, he said, "Yochanan, whom I had beheaded, has been raised."
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For Herod had sent and had Yochanan arrested and chained in prison because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. Herod had married her,
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but Yochanan had told him, "It violates the Torah for you to marry your brother's wife."
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So Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted him put to death. But this she could not accomplish,
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because Herod stood in awe of Yochanan and protected him, for he knew that he was a tzaddik, a holy man. Whenever he heard him, he became deeply disturbed; yet he liked to listen to him.
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Finally, the opportunity came. Herod gave a banquet on his birthday for his nobles and officers and the leading men of the Galil.
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The daughter of Herodias came in and danced, and she pleased Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever you want; I will give it to you";
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and he made a vow to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom."