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At that time Herod the Tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus.
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And he said to his servants: This is John the Baptist: he is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.
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For Herod had apprehended John and bound him, and put him into prison, because of Herodias, his brother’s wife.
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For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her.
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And having a mind to put him to death, he feared the people: because they esteemed him as a prophet.
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But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod.
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Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatsoever she would ask of him.
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But she being instructed before by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist.
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And the king was struck sad: yet because of his oath, and for them that sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given.