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Two guards take John the Baptist by the arms in a stone courtyard.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible. Earlier events recalled in the account of John’s imprisonment.

Matthew 14:3

John’s Arrest Recalled

John’s Death, Bread for the Crowd, and Courage on the Water · Matthew 14

Story guide: Guards arrest John, bind his wrists, and lead him into prison because of Herodias.

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3For Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother,

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