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 \v 16 But when Herod heard this he said, "John, whom I beheaded, has been raised."
-\v 17 For Herod himself had sent to have John arrested and he confined him in prison because of Herodias (his brother Philip's wife), because he had married her.
+\v 17 For Herod himself sent to have John arrested and he confined him in prison because of Herodias (his brother Philip's wife), because he had married her.
 
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 \v 18 For John told Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."