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When Herod hears about Jesus' ministry, he thinks that He is John the baptizer, whom he had executed, has risen from the dead.
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Matthew 14:1-12
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a At that 1 time b Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus,
and said to his servants,
“ a This is John the Baptist;
1 he has risen from the dead,
and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
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For when a Herod had John arrested,
he bound him and put him b in prison
because of c Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
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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 1 John as a a prophet.
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But when Herod’s birthday came,
the daughter of a Herodias danced 1 before them
and pleased b Herod,
so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
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Having been prompted by her mother,
she * said,
“Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
progression
Although he was grieved,
the king commanded it to be given
because of his oaths,
and because of 1 his dinner guests.
He sent and had John beheaded in the prison.
And his head was brought on a platter
and given to the girl,
and she brought it to her mother.
His disciples came and took away the body and buried 1 it;
and they went and reported to Jesus.
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Matthew 14:1-12
A. News of Jesus' Ministry Reaches Herod
At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus,
and said to his servants,
“This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead,
and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
B. Herod Has John Imprisoned
For when Herod had John arrested,
he bound him and put him in prison
because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.
For John had been saying to him,
“It is not lawful for you to have her.”
Although Herod wanted to put him to death,
he feared the crowd,
because they regarded John as a prophet.
B'. Herod Has John Beheaded
But when Herod’s birthday came,
the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,
so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.
Having been prompted by her mother, she said,
“Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
Although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given
because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests.
He sent and had John beheaded in the prison.
And his head was brought on a platter
and given to the girl,
and she brought it to her mother.
A'. The News of John's Death Reaches Jesus
His disciples came and took away the body and buried it;
and they went and reported to Jesus.
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