17 (A)For it was Herod who had sent and seized John and (B)bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because he had married her.

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19 But (A)Herod the tetrarch, who had been reproved by him for Herodias, his brother's wife, and for all the evil things that Herod had done, 20 added this to them all, that (B)he locked up John in prison.

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(A)Now when John heard (B)in prison about the deeds of (C)the Christ, he sent word by (D)his disciples

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John the Baptist Prepares the Way

In the fifteenth year of the reign of (A)Tiberius Caesar, (B)Pontius Pilate (C)being governor of Judea, and (D)Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene,

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For (A)Herod had seized John and bound him and (B)put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife,[a] because John had been saying to him, (C)“It is not lawful for you to have her.” And though he wanted to put him to death, (D)he feared the people, because they held him to be (E)a prophet. But when Herod's (F)birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod, so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given. 10 He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, 11 and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 And (G)his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 14:3 Some manuscripts his brother's wife

Jesus Begins His Ministry

12 Now when he heard that (A)John had been arrested, (B)he withdrew into Galilee.

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