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And he swore unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give
it unto thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
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And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
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And she came in with haste unto the king and asked, saying, I will that thou give me immediately in a platter the head of John the Baptist.
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And the king was exceeding sorry,
yet for his oath’s sake and for the sakes of those who sat with him, he would not reject her.
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And straightway the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought, and he went and beheaded him in the prison
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and brought his head in a platter and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.
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And when his disciples heard
of it, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.
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And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus and told him everything they had done and what they had taught.
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And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest a while; for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
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And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
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And many saw them departing and knew him and ran there afoot out of the cities and arrived before them and came together unto him.