Matthew 14:11
And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the maiden, and she brought it to her mother.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
In Context
10And having sent, he beheaded John in the prison.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming, but who is able to stand before jealousy?
Jeremiah 22:17But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
Ezekiel 19:2and say, What was thy mother? A lioness. She couched among lions. In the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.
Revelation 16:6Because they poured out the blood of the sanctified and prophets, and thou have given them blood to drink--they are deserving.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 14:2-13
The Death of John the Baptist. 1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a… Read the whole commentary →