Matthew 14:11
And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the girl, and she carried it herself to her mother.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
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 cut off the head of Juchanon in the house of the chained.
12And his disciples came near, took up his corpse, buried (it), and came and showed Jeshu.
Cross References
Revelation 16:6For the blood of saints and of prophets have they shed, And blood to them hast thou given 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 →