³ 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. ⁴ For John had been saying to him, “^(D)It is not lawful for you to have her.” ⁵ Although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded ^[a]John as ^(E)a prophet.

⁶ But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of ^(F)Herodias danced ^[b]before them and pleased ^(G)Herod, ⁷ so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. ⁸ And after being prompted by her mother, she *said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” ⁹ And although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths and ^[c]his dinner guests. ¹⁰ He sent word 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.