Matthew 14:1-8 ▼

1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard about the fame of Jesus,

2 and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”

3 For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

4 because John had been saying to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”

5 And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the people, because they held him to be a prophet.

6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company and pleased Herod,

7 so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”