Matthew 14:1-12

John the Baptist Beheaded

^aAt that ¹time ^bHerod the tetrarch heard the news about Jesus, 2 and said to his servants, “^aThis is John the Baptist; ¹he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
3 For when ^aHerod had John arrested, he bound him and put him ^bin prison because of ^cHerodias, the wife of his brother Philip. 4 For John had been saying to him, “^aIt is not lawful for you to have her.” 5 And although Herod wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they were regarding ¹John as ^aa prophet.
6 But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of ^aHerodias danced ¹before them and pleased ^bHerod, 7 so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 Now having been prompted by her mother, she *said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” 9 And although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of ¹his dinner guests. 10 And he sent and had John beheaded in the prison. 11 And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came and took away the body and buried ¹it; and they went and reported to Jesus.

Luke 9:7-9

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7 ^aNow ^bHerod the tetrarch heard of all that was happening, and he was greatly perplexed, because it was said by some that ^cJohn had risen from the dead, 8 and by some that ^aElijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again. 9 And Herod said, “I myself had John beheaded, but who is this man about whom I hear such things?” And ^ahe kept trying to see Him.