Matthew 14:11

Matthew 14:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
• New International Version (NIV)His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

Context of Matthew 14:11

9The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered that her wish be granted 10and sent to have John beheaded in the prison. John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12Then John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. And they went and informed Jesus. 13When Jesus heard about John, He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowds found out about it and followed Him on foot from the towns.

Matthew 14:11 word by word

καὶ ἠνέχθη ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι καὶ ἐδόθη τῷ κορασίῳ, καὶ ἤνεγκεν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς.¶Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• ·αὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• was brought inφέρωpherō̄ · to bear/leadG5342
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• a platterπίναξpinax · platterG4094
• presentedδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• girlκοράσιονkorasion · girlG2877
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384

Cross-references for Matthew 14:11

• Genesis 49:7Cursed be their anger, for it is strong, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will disperse them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
• Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
• Proverbs 29:10Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.
• Jeremiah 22:17“But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”
• Ezekiel 16:3and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.
• Ezekiel 19:2and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.
• Ezekiel 35:6therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you.
• Revelation 16:6For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”
• Revelation 17:6I could see that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus. And I was utterly amazed at the sight of her.

Commentaries on Matthew 14:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11His head was given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother - There is no person so revengeful as a lascivious woman when reproved and blamed. A preacher of the Gospel has most to fear from this quarter: - the first of this profession lost his life for the sake of truth and chastity; and others, especially those who have any thing to do with men in power who are profligates, may learn what they are to expect in return for a faithful discharge of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 See also Mark 6:21-29. But when Herod‘s birthday was come Kings were accustomed to observe the day of their birth with much pomp, and commonly, also, by giving a feast to their principal nobility. See Genesis 40:20. Mark adds that this birthday was kept by making a supper to his “lords, high captains, and chief estates in Galilee;” that is to the chief men in office. “High captains” means, in the original, commanders of thousands, or of a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-12John 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-12The time of this alarm of Herod Antipas appears to have been during the mission of the Twelve, and shortly after the Baptist--who had been in prison for probably more than a year--had been cruelly put to death. Herod's Theory of the Works of Christ (Mt 14:1, 2). 1. At that time Herod the tetrarch--Herod Antipas, one of the three sons of Herod the Great, and own brother of Archelaus (Mt 2:22), who ruled as ethnarch over Galilee and Perea. heard of the fame…Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 14:11

• Charger
• Herod
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Oath
• Persecution
• Politics
• Prisoners
• Rulers
• Women

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Commentaries on Matthew 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings