3. But in the next breath they were cutting him down: “He’s just a carpenter—Mary’s boy. We’ve known him since he was a kid. We know his brothers, James, Justus, Jude, and Simon, and his sisters. Who does he think he is?” They tripped over what little they knew about him and fell, sprawling. And they never got any further.
10. “And no luxury inns. Get a modest place and be content there until you leave.
11. “If you’re not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way.”
14. King Herod heard of all this, for by this time the name of Jesus was on everyone’s lips. He said, “This has to be John the Baptizer come back from the dead—that’s why he’s able to work miracles!”
15. Others said, “No, it’s Elijah.”Others said, “He’s a prophet, just like one of the old-time prophets.”
16. But Herod wouldn’t budge: “It’s John, sure enough. I cut off his head, and now he’s back, alive.”
24. She went back to her mother and said, “What should I ask for?”“Ask for the head of John the Baptizer.”