And he swore unto her, Whatsoever you shall ask of me, I will give it to you, unto the half of my kingdom.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
So much did he value his kingdom, such a captive was he to his passion, that he would give it to her for her dancing. And why do you wonder that this happened then, when even now, after so much instruction in sound doctrine, many men give away their soul for the dancing of these effeminate young men with no oath needed? They have been made captives by their pleasure and are led around like sheep wherever the wolf may drag them. The Gospel of St. Matthew, Homily
