Matthew 14:8
And she, beyng instruct of her mother before, sayde: geue me here Iohn Baptistes head in a platter.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
In Context
7Wherfore he promised with an othe, that he woulde geue her whatsoeuer she woulde aske.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:16For their feete runne to euyll, and are hasty to shed blood.
Mark 6:24And she went foorth, & sayde vnto her mother: What shall I aske? She saide, Iohn Baptistes head.
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 →