Matthew 14:8

and she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here in a dish the head of John the baptist:

1770 John Worsley 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

7that he promised her with an oath to give her whatever she would ask:

9at which the king was distressed, but because of his oath, and of those who sat at table with him, he ordered it to be given her;

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Cross References

Mark 6:24And she withdrew and consulted her mother, what to 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 →

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