Matthew 14:8
And being instigated by her mother, she says, Give me the head of John the Baptist here in a charger.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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
7consequently with an oath he promised to give to her whatsoever she might ask.
Cross References
Mark 6:24And having gone out, she said to her mother, What shall I ask And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
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 →