And after being prompted by her mother, she *said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.” And although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths and [a]his dinner guests. 10 He sent word and had John beheaded in the prison.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 14:9 Lit those who reclined at the table with him

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