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John had been telling him that it wasn’t right for him to have her. Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid of the crowd, because they reckoned that John was a prophet.

When Herod’s birthday came around, the daughter of Herodias danced for the assembled company, and delighted Herod.

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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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