For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and holy, and protected him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Herod The sense both of the Latin and Greek text seems to be, that Herod entertained and showed a particular respect and value for John the Baptist: yet some expound it, that he had a watchful eye over him, and sought only for an occasion to take him off. (Witham)
