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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 is risen from the dead, and consequently is invested with miraculous power. 3 for Herod having secur'd John, bound him, and put him in prison to please Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. 4 for John had said to him, it is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 he would have put him to death, but for fear of the people, who reckoned him a prophet. Matthew 14:1-5, Mace New Testament. Public domain.
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