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Mark 6:20
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him (note: Or, kept him or saved him); and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.