Mark 6:14–29

¹⁴And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him. ¹⁵And others said, It is Elias; and others said, It is a prophet, as one of the prophets. ¹⁶But Herod when he heard it said, John whom I beheaded, he it is; he is risen from among the dead. ¹⁷For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her. ¹⁸For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother. ¹⁹But Herodias kept it in her mind against him, and wished to kill him, and could not: ²⁰for Herod feared John knowing that he was a just and holy man, and kept him safe; and having heard him, did many things, and heard him gladly. ²¹And a holiday being come, when Herod, on his birthday, made a supper to his grandees, and to the chiliarchs, and the chief men of Galilee; ²²and the daughter of the same Herodias having come in, and danced, pleased Herod and those that were with him at table; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt and I will give it thee. ²³And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom. ²⁴And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist. ²⁵And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist. ²⁶And the king, while made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with him would not break his word with her. ²⁷And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison, ²⁸and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother. ²⁹And his disciples having heard it, came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.