Matthew 14:11
and his head was brought on a dish and given to the girl, and she took it to her mother.
Twentieth Century New Testament
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
10He sent and beheaded John in the prison;
12Then John’s disciples came, and took the body away, and buried it; and went and told Jesus.
Cross References
Revelation 16:6for men shed the blood of Christ’s People and of the Prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. It is what they deserve.’
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 →