1. AT that time Herod the Tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus.
2. And he said to his servants: This is John the Baptist: he is risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works shew forth themselves in him.
3. For Herod had apprehended John and bound him, and put him into prison, because of Herodias, his brother's wife.
4. For John said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5. And having a mind to put him to death, he feared the people: because they esteemed him as a prophet.
6. But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod.