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Immediately, the king sent a guard and ordered him to bring John's head. The guard cut off John's head in prison.
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Then he brought the head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
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When John's disciples heard about this, they came for his body and laid it in a tomb.
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The apostles gathered around Jesus. They reported to him everything they had done and taught.
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So he said to them, "Let's go to a place where we can be alone to rest for a while." Many people were coming and going, and Jesus and the apostles didn't even have a chance to eat.
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So they went away in a boat to a place where they could be alone.
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But many people saw them leave and recognized them. The people ran from all the cities and arrived ahead of them.
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When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw a large crowd and felt sorry for them. They were like sheep without a shepherd. So he spent a lot of time teaching them.
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When it was late, his disciples came to him. They said, "No one lives around here, and it's already late.
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Send the people to the closest farms and villages to buy themselves something to eat."
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Jesus replied, "You give them something to eat." They said to him, "Should we go and spend about a year's wages on bread to feed them?"