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Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

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because Herod was in awe of John. Convinced that he was a holy man, he gave him special treatment. Whenever he listened to him he was miserable with guilt--and yet he couldn't stay away. Something in John kept pulling him back.

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So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to,

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Herodias was enraged and wanted John killed in revenge, but without Herod's approval she was powerless.