Herodias [19]
Then he showed them the lugubrious object, still resting on the charger amid the ruins of the feast. One of the men said:
"Be comforted! He has descended among the dead in order to announce the coming of the Christ!"
And in that moment the Essene comprehended the words of Iaokanann: "In order that His glory may increase, mine must diminish!"
Then the three, taking with them the head of John the Baptist, set out upon the road to Galilee; and as the burden was heavy, each man bore it awhile in turn.
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