Matthew 13:53–14:12
53 When Jesus had finished these parables,o he moved on from there. 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue,p and they were amazed.q “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. 55 “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son?r Isn’t his mother’ss name Mary, and aren’t his brotherst James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” 57 And they took offenseu at him.
But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.”v
58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
14 At that time Herodw the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus,x 2 and he said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist;y he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
3 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prisonz because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,a 4 for John had been saying to him: “It is not lawful for you to have her.”b 5 Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.c
6 On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much 7 that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10 and had John beheadedd in the prison. 11 His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12 John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it.e Then they went and told Jesus.