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 celebration came, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod, 7so much that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Immerser, here on a platter!” 9The king became sorrowful; but because of his oaths and those reclining with him, he commanded it to be given. 10And he sent and had John beheaded 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• 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 22:2Ahaziah was 22 years old when he became king and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
• Mark 6:24She left the room and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother said, “The head of John the Immerser!”
• 1 Kings 18:4for when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of Adonai, Obadiah took 100 prophets, hid them 50 to a cave, and provided them with bread and water.
• 1 Kings 19:2Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah saying, “So let the gods do to me and worse if by this time tomorrow I don’t make your life like the life of one of them.”
• 2 Kings 11:1Now when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the royal offspring.
• Proverbs 1:16for their feet run to evil and they are swift to shed blood.
• Proverbs 29:10Bloodthirsty people hate a man of integrity and seek the soul of the upright.
• Numbers 7:13His offering was one silver plate weighing 130 shekels, one silver basin weighing 70 shekels by the shekel of the Sanctuary, both of them filled with fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering,
• Ezra 1:9And this was the inventory of them: gold basins—30 silver basins—1,000 silver utensils—29

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

• Antipas
• Behead
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• Herodias
• Instruct
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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