Matthew 14:9
The king was distressed at this; yet, because of his oath and of the guests at his table, he ordered it to be given her.
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8Prompted by her mother, the girl said ‘Give me here, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist.’
10He had John beheaded in the prison
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 →