Matthew 14:8
And she, being set on by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
Noyes Bible
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
7whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, And make haste to shed blood.
Mark 6:24And she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.
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 →