Matthew 14:3-5

New King James Version

^3 (A)For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. ⁴ Because John had said to him, ^(B)“It is not lawful for you to have her.” ⁵ And although he wanted to put him to death, he feared the multitude, ^(C)because they counted him as a prophet.