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Herod tightens his fist and looks ahead with a hostile expression.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible. Earlier events recalled in the account of John’s imprisonment.

Matthew 14:5

Herod Fears the Crowd

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

Story guide: Herod hesitates before the crowd, whose regard for John restrains his desire to kill him.

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5And wanting to kill him, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet.

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