Book of Common Prayer

³⁶ And after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, “Having returned, let us now visit the brothers in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord to see how they are having^[a] things”. ³⁷ And Barnabas was wanting to also take along John with them, the one being called Mark. ³⁸ But Paul was considering-it-fitting that they not be taking-along-with them this one having withdrawn^[b] from them since Pamphylia, and not having gone with them to the work. ³⁹ And a disagreement took-place, so that they were separated from one another. And Barnabas, having taken along Mark, sailed-off to Cyprus^[c].

Paul And Silas Revisit The Churches From Paul’s First Journey. Timothy Joins Them

⁴⁰ And Paul, having chosen^[d] Silas^[e], went forth, having been handed-over to the grace of the Lord by the brothers. ⁴¹ And he was going^[f] through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches. 16 ¹ And he came also to Derbe and to Lystra. And behold, a certain disciple was there— Timothy by name, the son of a believing Jewish woman^[g], but of a Greek father— ² who was being attested by the brothers in Lystra and Iconium. ³ Paul wanted this one to go forth with him. And having taken him, he circumcised him because of the Jews being in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. ⁴ And as they were proceeding through the cities, they were delivering^[h] to them the decrees^[i] to be keeping^[j] having been determined^[k] by the apostles and elders in Jerusalem. ⁵ So indeed the churches were being made-firm in the faith and were abounding in number daily.

Herod Hears of Jesus And Thinks John The Baptist Arose From The Dead

¹⁴ And King Herod^[a] heard [of Him], for His name became known. And they^[b] were saying that “John, the one baptizing, has arisen from the dead. And for this reason the miraculous-powers^[c] are at-work in Him”. ¹⁵ And others were saying that “He is Elijah”. And others were saying that “He is a prophet like one of the [former] prophets”. ¹⁶ But having heard, Herod was saying, “John whom I beheaded— this one arose”.

For Herod Had Beheaded John The Baptist

¹⁷ For Herod himself, having sent out men, seized John and bound^[d] him in prison because of Herodias^[e], the wife of Philip his brother— because he married her. ¹⁸ For John was saying to Herod that “It is not lawful for you to have the wife of your brother”. ¹⁹ And Herodias was hostile^[f] to him and wanting to kill him, and was not being able. ²⁰ For Herod was fearing John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. And he was protecting him. And having heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and-yet he was listening-to him with-pleasure. ²¹ And an opportune^[g] day having come about when Herod, for his birthday-celebrations, made a banquet for his princes^[h] and the commanders^[i] and the leading^[j] ones of Galilee, ²² and his^[k] daughter Herodias^[l] having come in and danced— she pleased Herod, and the ones reclining-back-with him [to eat]. The king said to the girl^[m], “Ask me whatever you wish and I will give it to you”. ²³ And he swore-with-an-oath to her solemnly, “Whatever thing you ask me, I will give it to you— up to half of my kingdom”. ²⁴ And having gone out, she said to her mother, “What should I ask-for?” And the one said, “The head of John, the one baptizing”. ²⁵ And having immediately gone in with haste to the king, she asked, saying “I want you to give me at-once on a platter the head of John the Baptist”. ²⁶ And the king, having become deeply-grieved, did not want to reject her because of the oaths and the ones reclining-back [to eat]. ²⁷ And immediately having sent-out an executioner^[n], the king commanded him to bring his head. And having gone, he beheaded him in the prison. ²⁸ And he brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl. And the girl gave it to her mother. ²⁹ And his disciples, having heard-of it, came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.