Matthew 14

¹At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

²and said to his servants, This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead, and because of this these works of power display their force in him.

³For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.

⁴For John said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.

⁵And [while] desiring to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they held him for a prophet.

⁶But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

⁷whereupon he promised with oath to give her whatsoever she should ask.

⁸But she, being set on by her mother, says, Give me here upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

⁹And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with [him], he commanded [it] to be given.

¹⁰And he sent and beheaded John in the prison;

¹¹and his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried [it] to her mother.

¹²And his disciples came and took the body and buried it, and came and brought word to Jesus.

¹³And Jesus, having heard it, went away thence by ship to a desert place apart. And the crowds having heard [of it] followed him on foot from the cities.

And going out he saw a great crowd, and was moved with compassion about them, and healed their infirm.