Matthew 14:7
So he promised with an oath to give her whatever she wanted.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.
In Context
8Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a plate the head of John the Baptist.”
Cross References
Esther 5:6As they drank their wine, the king asked Esther, “What are you really asking for? It will be given to you. What do you want? You shall have it, as much as half my empire!”
Proverbs 16:30People who give you a sly wink are plotting bad things; they purse their lips and make evil happen.
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 →