Matthew 14:11
And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
King James Version
In Context
10And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
12And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
Jeremiah 22:17But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
Ezekiel 19:2And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
Revelation 16:6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood 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 →