Matthew 14:1-5

1At that time Herod [Antipas], the tetrarch [who governed a portion of Palestine including Galilee and Perea], heard the reports about Jesus,

2and said to his attendants, “This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead, and that is why the miraculous powers are at work in him.”

3For Herod had John arrested and bound him and put him in prison [at the fortress of Machaerus, east of the Jordan, to keep him away] because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip,

4for John had said to him, “It is not lawful (morally right) for you to have her [living with you as your wife].”

5Although Herod wished to have him put to death, he feared the people, for they regarded John as a prophet.