1. At that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,
2. And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.
3. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.
4. For John had said to him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
5. And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
6. But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
7. Upon which he promised with an oath to give her whatever she would ask.
8. And she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist in a dish.
9. And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the sake of the oath, and of them who sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given her.
10. And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
11. And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
12. And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
13. When Jesus heard of it, he departed thence in a boat, into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard of it, they followed him on foot out of the cities.
14. And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion towards them, and he healed their sick.