Matthew 14
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Matthew 14:6-12

6But whenG1161 Herod’sG3588G2264 birthdayG1077 was keptG71, the daughterG3588G2364 of HerodiasG3588G2266 dancedG3738 beforeG1722 themG3319, andG2532 pleasedG700 HerodG3588G2264.

7WhereuponG3606 he promisedG3670 withG3326 an oathG3727 to giveG1325 herG846 whatsoeverG3739 sheG1437 would askG154.

8AndG1161 she, being before instructedG4264 ofG5259 herG846 motherG3588G3384, saidG5346, GiveG1325 meG1473 hereG5602 JohnG2491 Baptist’sG3588G910 headG3588G2776 inG1909 a chargerG4094.

9AndG2532 the kingG3588G935 was sorryG3076: neverthelessG1161 forG1223 the oath’s sakeG3588G3727, andG2532 them which sat with him at meatG4873, he commandedG2753 it to be givenG1325 her.

10AndG2532 he sentG3992, and beheadedG607 JohnG3588G2491 inG1722 the prisonG3588G5438.

11AndG2532 hisG846 headG3588G2776 was broughtG5342 inG1909 a chargerG4094, andG2532 givenG1325 to the damselG3588G2877: andG2532 she broughtG5342 it toG3588G3384 herG846 motherG3588G3384.

12AndG2532 hisG846 disciplesG3588G3101 cameG4334, and took upG142 the bodyG3588G4983, andG2532 buriedG2290 itG846, andG2532 wentG2064 and toldG518 JesusG3588G2424.

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