19. Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him and would have killed him, but she could not;
20. for Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man, and respected him; and when he heard him, he did many things and heard him gladly.
21. And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his princes and tribunes and to the principal people of Galilee;
22. and when the daughter of Herodias came in and danced and pleased Herod and those that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it unto thee.
23. And he swore unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it unto thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
24. And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
25. And she came in with haste unto the king and asked, saying, I will that thou give me immediately in a platter the head of John the Baptist.
26. And the king was exceeding sorry, yet for his oath’s sake and for the sakes of those who sat with him, he would not reject her.
27. And straightway the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought, and he went and beheaded him in the prison
28. and brought his head in a platter and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29. And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.
30. And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus and told him everything they had done and what they had taught.
31. And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place and rest a while; for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
32. And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
33. And many saw them departing and knew him and ran there afoot out of the cities and arrived before them and came together unto him.
34. And Jesus, when he came out, saw a great multitude and had mercy on them because they were as sheep not having a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.
35. And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed;
36. send them away that they may go into the country round about and into the villages and buy themselves bread, for they have nothing to eat.
37. He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said unto him, Shall we go and buy bread for two hundred denarius and give them to eat?
38. He said unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they said, Five, and two fishes.