10. When you enter a house, stay there until you leave that place.
11. If any town refuses to accept you or its people refuse to listen to you, then leave that town. Shake its dust off your feet. This will be a warning to them.”
12. The followers went out and preached to the people to change their hearts and lives.
13. The followers forced many demons out and poured olive oil on many sick people and healed them.
14. King Herod heard about Jesus, because Jesus was now well known. Some people said, “He is John the Baptist. He is risen from death. That is the reason he can work these miracles.”
15. Others said, “He is Elijah.”Other people said, “Jesus is a prophet. He is like the prophets who lived long ago.”
16. Herod heard all these things about Jesus. He said, “I killed John by cutting off his head. Now he has been raised from death!”
17. Herod himself had ordered his soldiers to arrest John, and John was put in prison. Herod did this to please his wife, Herodias. Herodias was the wife of Philip, Herod’s brother. But then Herod married her.
18. John told Herod that it was not lawful for him to be married to his brother’s wife.
19. So Herodias hated John and wanted to kill him. But she could not because of Herod.
20. Herod was afraid to kill John because he knew John was a good and holy man. So Herod protected John. Also, Herod enjoyed listening to John preach. But John’s preaching always bothered him.
21. Then the perfect time came for Herodias to cause John’s death. It happened on Herod’s birthday. Herod gave a dinner party for the most important government leaders, the commanders of his army, and the most important people in Galilee.
22. The daughter of Herodias came to the party and danced. When she danced, Herod and the people eating with him were very pleased.So King Herod said to the girl, “I will give you anything you want.”