| 14:1 |
In that time, Herod the Tetrarch heard the news about Jesus. |
| 14:2 |
And he said to his servants: “This is John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and that is why miracles are at work in him.” |
| 14:3 |
For Herod had apprehended John, and bound him, and put him in prison, because of Herodias, the wife of his brother. |
| 14:4 |
For John was telling him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” |
| 14:5 |
And though he wanted to kill him, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet. |
| 14:6 |
Then, on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced in their midst, and it pleased Herod. |
| 14:7 |
And so he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask of him. |
| 14:8 |
But, having been advised by her mother, she said, “Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the Baptist.” |
| 14:9 |
And the king was greatly saddened. But because of his oath, and because of those who sat at table with him, he ordered it to be given. |
| 14:10 |
And he sent and beheaded John in prison. |
| 14:11 |
And his head was brought on a platter, and it was given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. |
| 14:12 |
And his disciples approached and took the body, and they buried it. And arriving, they reported it to Jesus. |
