Matthew 14:1-12

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The Death of John the Baptist

14 ^(A)At that time ^(B)Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus, ²and he said to his servants, ^(C)“This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.” ³For ^(D)Herod had seized John and bound him and ^(E)put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,^[a] ⁴because John had been saying to him, ^(F)“It is not lawful for you to have her.” ⁵And though he wanted to put him to death, ^(G)he feared the people, because they held him to be ^(H)a prophet. ⁶But when Herod's ^(I)birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, ⁷so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. ⁸Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” ⁹And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. ¹⁰He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, ¹¹and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. ¹²And ^(J)his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.

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Matthew 14:3 Some manuscripts his brother's wife

Luke 9:7-9

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Herod Is Perplexed by Jesus

⁷^(A)Now ^(B)Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that ^(C)John had been raised from the dead, ⁸^(D)by some that Elijah had appeared, and ^(E)by others that one of the prophets of old had risen. ⁹Herod said, “John I beheaded, but who is this about whom I hear such things?” And ^(F)he sought to see him.