because John had been saying to him, “It is not permitted for you to have her.” And although he[a] wanted to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they looked upon him as a prophet.

But when[b] Herod’s birthday celebration took place, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst of them and pleased Herod.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 14:5 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“wanted”) which is understood as concessive
  2. Matthew 14:6 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“took place”) which is understood as temporal