14:1 - Then King Herod heard about Jesus’s fame,
14:2 - And told his servants, This is John the Baptist; because he has risen from the dead, he is able to perform great works.
14:3 - For the sake of Philip’s wife and Herodias, John was bound and put in prison.
14:4 - It is unlawful for you to have her. Said John
14:5 - And when he wanted to have him killed, he was afraid of the reaction of the people, who considered him a prophet.
14:6 - But at Herod’s birthday celebration, Herodias’ daughter danced for them, and Herod was pleased.
14:7 - At this point he swore to her that he would give her anything she wanted.
14:8 - As her mother had told her, she said, Give me John the Baptist’s head on a platter.
14:9 - The king commanded a gift be given to her since being discouraged of an oath being broken.
14:10 - He had John, a prisoner, beheaded.