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Matthew 14:1-6 Webster Bible Translation (WBT)

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.

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