When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Matthew 14:5 in context
Matthew 14:2–8
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and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”
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For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
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For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
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When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
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But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.
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Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.
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She, being prompted by her mother, said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.”
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