Matthew 14:4-9

4John had been telling Herod, “It is against God’s law for you to marry her.”

5Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of a riot, because all the people believed John was a prophet.

6But at a birthday party for Herod, Herodias’s daughter performed a dance that greatly pleased him,

7so he promised with a vow to give her anything she wanted.

8At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “I want the head of John the Baptist on a tray!”

9Then the king regretted what he had said; but because of the vow he had made in front of his guests, he issued the necessary orders.