Matthew 14:7

wherefore with an oath he sware to her to give her whatever she should demand.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask.

In Context

6But at the birth-day of Herodes, the daughter of Herodia danced before those who reclined, and she pleased Herodes;

8Then she, because instructed by her mother, said, Give me here in a dish the head of Juchanon the Baptizer.

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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 →

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