od with sandals; and
not put on two coats. And he said unto them:
"In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye
depart from that place. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear
you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a
testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more
tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that
city."
And they went out, and preached that men should repent. And they cast
out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed
them.
And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad;) and he
said:
"That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty
works do shew forth themselves in him." Others said: "That it is
Elias." And others said:
"That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets." But when Herod
heard thereof, he said: "It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from
the dead."
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him
in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had
married her. For John had said unto Herod: "It is not lawful for thee
to have thy brother's wife." Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against
him, and would have killed him; but she could not: for Herod feared
John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and
when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. And when
a convenient day was come that Herod on his birthday made a supper to
his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee; and when the
daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod
and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel: "Ask of me
whatsoever thou wilt and I will give it thee." And he sware unto her,
"Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of
my kingdom." And she went forth, and said unto her mother, "What shall
I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist." And she came in
straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, "I will that
thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist." And
the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their
sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. And immediately the
king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he
went and beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head in a charger,
and gave it to
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