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For Herod himself had sent and apprehended John, and bound him in prison, for Herodias sake, his brother Philip's wife, for he had married her.

And a convenient day being come, when Herod on his birth-day made a feast, for his lords, captains, and principal men of Galilee:

When the daughter of Herodias had come in and danced and pleased Herod, and his guests, the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

And the king was exceeding sorry: yet for his oath's sake, and for the sake of his guests, he would not reject her.

And immediately the king sent one of his guard, 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 the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

And the disciples hearing it, came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

And straightway he constrained his disciples to go into the boat, and go before to the other side toward Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

And wheresoever he entered into villages, cities, or country-places, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the hem of his garment; and as many as touched him were made whole.

And they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashen hands.

But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother, It is Corban, that is, a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest have been profited by me: he shall be free.

And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or his mother;

And when he was come from the multitude into the house, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth into the vault, purging all meats.

having heard of him, came and fell at his feet, (The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation) and besought him to cast the devil out of her daughter.

And they bring to him one that was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and beseech him to put his hand upon him.

And taking him aside from the multitude, he put his fingers into his ears, and spitting, touched his tongue.

And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

Jesus calling his disciples saith to them, I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat.

And his disciples answered him, Whence can one satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?