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Immediately the king sent a soldier to bring John's head. The soldier went and cut off John's head in the prison
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and brought it back on a platter. He gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
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When John's followers heard this, they came and got John's body and put it in a tomb.
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The apostles gathered around Jesus and told him about all the things they had done and taught.
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Crowds of people were coming and going so that Jesus and his followers did not even have time to eat. He said to them, "Come away by yourselves, and we will go to a lonely place to get some rest."
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So they went in a boat by themselves to a lonely place.
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But many people saw them leave and recognized them. So from all the towns they ran to the place where Jesus was going, and they got there before him.
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When he arrived, he saw a great crowd waiting. He felt sorry for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began to teach them many things.
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When it was late in the day, his followers came to him and said, "No one lives in this place, and it is already very late.
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Send the people away so they can go to the countryside and towns around here to buy themselves something to eat."
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But Jesus answered, "You give them something to eat." They said to him, "We would all have to work a month to earn enough money to buy that much bread!"