Matthew 14:11
And his head was brought in a dish: and it was given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 the prison.
12And his disciples came and took the body, and buried it, and came and told Jesus.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:4Anger hath no mercy, nor fury when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?
Jeremiah 22:17But thy eyes and thy heart are set upon covetousness, and upon shedding innocent blood, and upon oppression, and running after evil works.
Ezekiel 19:2And say: Why did thy mother the lioness lie down among the lions, and bring up her whelps in the midst of young lions?
Revelation 16:6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
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 →