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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.
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And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
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And his head was brought in a dish: and it was given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother.
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And his disciples came and took the body, and buried it, and came and told Jesus.
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Which when Jesus had heard, he retired from thence by a boat, into a desert place apart, and the multitudes having heard of it, followed him on foot out of the cities.
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And he coming forth saw a great multitude, and had compassion on them, and healed their sick.