Mark:6:14-28
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And king Herod heard of him ; (
for his name was spread abroad :)
and he said ,
That John the Baptist was risen from the dead ,
and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him .
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Others said ,
That it is Elias .
And others said ,
That it is a prophet ,
or as one of the prophets .
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But when Herod heard thereof ,
he said ,
It is John ,
whom I beheaded :
he is risen from the dead .
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For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John ,
and bound him in prison for Herodias '
sake ,
his brother Philip '
s wife :
for he had married her .
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For John had said unto Herod ,
It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother '
s wife .
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Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him ,
and would have killed him ;
but she could not :
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For Herod feared John ,
knowing that he was a just man and an holy ,
and observed him ;
and when he heard him ,
he did many things ,
and heard him gladly .
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And when a convenient day was come ,
that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords ,
high captains ,
and chief estates of Galilee ;
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And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in ,
and danced ,
and pleased Herod and them that sat with him ,
the king said unto the damsel ,
Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt ,
and I will give it thee .
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And he sware unto her ,
Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me ,
I will give it 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 straightway with haste unto the king ,
and asked ,
saying ,
I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist .
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And the king was exceeding sorry ;
yet for his oath '
s sake ,
and for their sakes which sat with him ,
he would not reject her .
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And immediately 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 charger ,
and gave it to the damsel :
and the damsel gave it to her mother .