8. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”
9. And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he commanded it to be given.
10. 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 the body and buried it, and they went and told Jesus.
13. Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns.
14. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick.
15. Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.”