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Matthew 14:9

Weymouth NT

The king was deeply vexed, yet because of his repeated oath and of the guests at his table he ordered it to be given her,

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About that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

And he would have liked to put him to death, but was afraid of the people, because they regarded John as a Prophet.

So she, instigated by her mother, said, »Give me here on a dish the head of John the Baptist.«

King Herod heard of all this (for the name of Jesus had become widely known), and he kept saying, »John the Baptizer has come back to life, and that is why these miraculous Powers are working in him.«

for Herod stood in awe of John, knowing him to be an upright and holy man, and he protected him. After listening to him he was in great perplexity, and yet he found a pleasure in listening.

Then the King, though intensely sorry, yet for the sake of his oaths, and of his guests, would not break faith with her.

»Go,« He replied, »and take this message to that fox: «`See, to-day and to-morrow I am driving out demons and effecting cures, and on the third day I finish my course.'




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