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

for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”(A) Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.(B)

On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much

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