For John had been saying to him, “(A)It is not lawful for you to have her.” Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded [a]John as (B)a prophet.

But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of (C)Herodias danced [b]before them and pleased (D)Herod,

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 14:5 Lit him
  2. Matthew 14:6 Lit in the midst

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