Matthew 14:11
And his head was brought on a platter, and it was given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
Catholic Public Domain 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 he sent and beheaded John in prison.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:4Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?
Jeremiah 22:17Yet truly, your eyes and your heart are toward avarice and the shedding of innocent blood, and toward false accusations and the pursuit of evil deeds.
Ezekiel 19:2and you shall say: Why did your mother, the lioness, recline among the male lions, and raise her little ones in the midst of young lions?
Revelation 16:6For they have shed the blood of the Saints and the Prophets, and so you have given them blood to drink. For they deserve this.”
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 →