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preached in order that men might repent. 006:013
Many demons they expelled, and many invalids they anointed with oil
and cured. 006:014 King Herod heard of all this (for the name of Jesus
had become widely known), and he kept saying, "John the Baptizer has
come back to life, and that is why these miraculous Powers are working
in him." 006:015 Others asserted that He was Elijah. Others again said,
"He is a Prophet, like one of the great Prophets." 006:016 But when
Herod heard of Him, he said, "The John, whom I beheaded, has come
back to life." 006:017 For Herod himself had sent and had had John
arrested and had kept him in prison in chains, for the sake of Herodias,
his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her. 006:018 For John
had repeatedly told Herod, "You have no right to be living with your
brother's wife." 006:019 Therefore Herodias hated him and wished to
take his life, but could not; 006:020 for Herod stood in awe of John,
knowing him to be an upright and holy man, and he protected him.
After listening to him he was in great perplexity, and yet he found a
pleasure in listening. 006:021 At length Herodias found her opportunity.
Herod on his birthday gave a banquet to the nobles of his court and to
the tribunes and the principal people in Galilee, 006:022 at which
Herodias's own daughter came in and danced, and so charmed Herod
and his guests that he said to her, "Ask me for anything you please, and
I will give it to you." 006:023 He even swore to her, "Whatever you ask
me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom." 006:024 She at once
went out and said to her mother: "What shall I ask for?" "The head of
John the Baptizer," she replied. 006:025 The girl immediately came in,
in haste, to the King and made her request. "My desire is," she said,
"that you will give me, here and now, on a dish, the head of John the
Baptist." 006:026 Then the King, though intensely sorry, yet for the
sake of his oaths, and of his guests, would not break faith with her.
006:027 He at once sent a soldier of his guard with orders to bring

John's head. So he went and beheaded him in the prison, 006:028 and
brought his head on a dish and gave it to the young girl, who gave it to
her mother. 006:029 When John's disciples heard of it, they came and
took away his body and laid it in a tomb. 006:030 When the Apostles
had re-assembled round Jesus, they reported to Him all they had done
and all they had taught. 006:031 Then He said to them, "Come away,
all of you, to a quiet place, and rest awhile." For there were many
coming and going, so that they had no time even for meals. 006:032
Accordingly they sailed away in the boat to a solitary place apart.
006:033 But the people saw them going, and many knew them; and
coming by land they ran together there from all the neighbouring towns,
and arrived before them. 006:034 So when Jesus landed, He saw a vast
multitude; and His heart was moved with pity for them, because they
were like sheep which have no shepherd, and He proceeded to teach
them many things. 006:035 By this time it was late; so His disciples
came to Him, and said, "This is a lonely place, and the hour is now late:
006:036 send them away that they may go to the farms and villages
near here and buy themselves something to eat." 006:037 "Give them
food yourselves," He replied. "Are we," they asked, "to go and buy two
hundred shillings' worth of bread and give them food?" 006:038 "How
many loaves have you?" He inquired; "go and see." So they found out,
and said, "Five; and a couple of fish." 006:039 So He directed them to
make all sit down in companies on the green grass. 006:040 And they
sat down in rows of hundreds and of fifties. 006:041 Then He took the
five loaves and the two fish, and lifting His eyes to Heaven He blessed
the food. Then He broke the loaves into portions which He went on
handing to the disciples to distribute; giving pieces also of the two fish
to them all. 006:042 All ate and were fully satisfied. 006:043 And they
carried away broken portions enough to fill twelve baskets, besides
pieces of the fish. 006:044 Those who ate the bread were 5,000 adult
men. 006:045 Immediately afterwards He made His disciples go on
board the boat and cross over to Bethsaida, leaving Him behind to
dismiss the crowd. 006:046 He