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Matthew 14

Matthew 14:11

The Beheading of John · Matthew 14:1–12
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Translations

Modern
John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
Traditional
And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
Literal
And his head was brought on a platter and was given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
Latin
Et allatum est caput ejus in disco, et datum est puellæ, et attulit matri suæ.

Original

Greek
English
John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

Notes

Matthew 14:3–12

John the Baptist’s message drew large crowds, which leaders saw as a political threat (see Josephus, Antiquities 18.5.2). Years after John was executed, many Jews believed that Herod’s military defeat by King Aretas in AD 36 was God’s judgment for killing an innocent man.

Events

Parallels

Mark 6:14–29 Luke 9:7–9

Glossary

Gospel of Matthew Herod, Herodian Family Herodias John the Baptist Machaerus Miracle Philip

Topics

Charger: John Baptist's Head Carried On Entertainments: Men and Women did not Usually Meet At Herod: Tetrarch of Galilee (Herod Antipas): Beheads John the Baptist Jesus, the Christ: Herod (Antipas) Falsely Supposes Him to be John, Whom he had Beheaded John: Reproves Herod Antipas on Account of his Incest; Herod Imprisons Him, and Beheads Him Murder: Herodias and Her Daughter Oath: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Persecution of John the Baptist Politics: Women in Herodias, in Influencing the Administration of Herod Prisoners: John the Baptist Rulers: Wicked: Herod Antipas, in Beheading John the Baptist Women: Herodius, by Indirectly Causing John the Baptist to be Decapitated