1. When Herod Antipas, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus,
2. he said to his advisers, “This must be John the Baptist raised from the dead! That is why he can do such miracles.”
3. For Herod had arrested and imprisoned John as a favor to his wife Herodias (the former wife of Herod’s brother Philip).
4. John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.”
5. Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.