At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus; and he said to his servants, \u201cThis is John the Baptist, he has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him.\u201d\u009d For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison, for the sake of Hero\u201d\u00b2di-as, his brother Philip\u2019s wife;because John said to him, \u201cIt is not lawful for you to have her.\u201d\u009d And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet. But when Herod\u2019s birthday came, the daughter of Hero\u201d\u00b2di-as danced before the company, and pleased Herod, so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother, she said, \u201cGive me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.\u201d\u009d And the king was sorry; but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given; he sent and had John beheaded in the prison, and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples came and took the body and buried it; and they went and told Jesus.<\/p>\n
–Matthew 14:1-12 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus; and he said to his servants, \u201cThis is John the Baptist, he has been raised from the dead; that is why these powers are at work in him.\u201d\u009d…<\/span><\/p>\n