Matthew 14:8

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“Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.””

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BSBPD

“Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And she having been instigated by her mother--`Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 14:8 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 7:13His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
  2. Numbers 7:19The offering he presented was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;
  3. Numbers 7:84So these were the offerings from the leaders of Israel for the dedication of the altar when it was anointed: twelve silver platters, twelve silver bowls, and twelve gold dishes.
  4. 1 Kings 18:4for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)
  5. 1 Kings 18:13Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.
  6. 1 Kings 19:2So Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if by this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the lives of those you killed!”
  7. 2 Kings 11:1When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs.
  8. 2 Chronicles 22:2Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.
  9. Ezra 1:9This was the inventory: 30 gold dishes, 1,000 silver dishes, 29 silver utensils,
  10. Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
  11. Proverbs 29:10Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.
  12. Mark 6:24Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

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