Matthew 14:8

Matthew 14:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.
• New International Version (NIV)Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So she, having been prompted by her mother, said, “Give me John the Baptist’s head here on a platter.”

Context of Matthew 14:8

6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 7Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatsoever she would ask. And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger. 9And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. 10And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

Matthew 14:8 word by word

ἡ δὲ προβιβασθεῖσα ὑπὸ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτῆς· δός μοι φησὶν ὧδε ἐπὶ πίνακι τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ.Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• she, being before instructedπροβιβάζωprobibazō · to promptG4264
• ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• saidφημίphēmi · to assertG5346
• Giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• hereὧδεhōde · hereG5602
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• Baptist’sΒαπτιστήςBaptistēs · one who baptizesG910
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• a chargerπίναξpinax · platterG4094

Cross-references for Matthew 14:8

• 2 Chronicles 22:2Twenty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
• Mark 6:24And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
• 1 Kings 18:4For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Yhwh, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
• 1 Kings 19:2Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.
• 2 Kings 11:1And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.
• Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
• Proverbs 29:10The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul.
• Numbers 7:13And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a grain offering:
• Ezra 1:9And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,

Commentaries on Matthew 14:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger - The word charger formerly signified a large dish, bowl, or drinking cup: the Saxon has a dish, Tindal, a platter; any thing is better than charger, which never conveyed much meaning, and now conveys none. The evangelist says she was instructed before, by her mother, to ask the Baptist's head! What a most infernal mother, to give such instructions to her child! and what a promising daughter to receive them!…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. 8In ancient times, presenting a head on a tray was a known practice (see Josephus, Antiquities 13.4.8; 14.15.13; 18.5.1; 20.5.1).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 14:8

• Amusements and Worldly Pleasures
• Charger
• Complicity
• Herod
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Malice
• Oath
• Persecution
• Politics
• Prisoners
• Rulers
• Women

In the dictionaries

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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