15 The head was taken back unto the tower. The body had been given unto holy men who had been friends of John; they placed it in a burial case and carried it away.
16 They bore it to the Jordan, which they crossed just at the ford where John first preached the word;
17 And through the passes of the Judean hills they carried it.
18 They reached the sacred grounds near Hebron, where the bodies of the parents of the harbinger lay in their tombs;
19 And there they buried it; and then they went their way.
20 Now, when the news reached Galilee that John was dead the people met to sing the sonnets of the dead.
21 And Jesus and the foreign masters and the twelve took ship to cross the sea of Galilee.
22 A scribe, a faithful friend of John, stood by the sea; he called to Jesus and he said, Rabboni, let me follow where you go.
23 And Jesus said, You seek a safe retreat from evil men. There is no safety for your life with me;
24 For evil men will take my life as they have taken John’s.