Matthew 14:4-6

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised

⁴ because John had been telling him, ‘It is not lawful for you to have her.’ ⁵ Though Herod^[a] wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet. ⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company, and she pleased Herod