Matthew 14:9

Free Bible Version

Then the king regretted the promise he had made, but because of the oaths he'd made in front of his dinner guests, he gave the order to do it.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Don't say rash things, and think before you speak to God. For God is in heaven, and you are on earth, so keep it short.

Jeremiah 44:25

This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You and your wives, you've said what you're going to do, and you've done what you said! You said, ‘We're going to keep our promise to burn incense to the Queen of Heaven and to pour out drink offerings to worship her.’ So go ahead! Do what you've said! Keep your promises!

Matthew 14:1

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard what Jesus was doing

Matthew 14:10

The order was passed on and John was beheaded in prison.

Matthew 14:5

Herod wanted to kill John but he was afraid of the people's reaction for they considered John a prophet.

Matthew 14:8

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

Mark 6:14

King Herod got to hear about Jesus since he had become well-known. Some said, “This is John the Baptist risen from the dead. That's why he has such miraculous powers.”

Mark 6:20

because Herod knew John was a holy man who did what was right. Herod protected John and though what John said was very disturbing to him, he was still happy to hear what he had to say.

Mark 6:26

The king was very upset, but because of the oaths he'd made in front of his guests, he didn't want to refuse her.

Luke 13:32

Jesus replied, “Go tell that fox that I will go on driving out demons and healing people for today and tomorrow, and on the third day I'll achieve what I came to do.

Judges 11:39

When the two months were over, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had promised, and she was a virgin. This is the origin of the custom in Israel

Judges 21:1

The men of Israel had sworn an oath at Mizpah, “None of us will allow our daughters to marry a Benjamite.”

1 Samuel 14:24

It was difficult for the men of Israel that day because Saul had ordered the army to take an oath, saying, “Cursed is anyone who eats anything before evening, before I have avenged myself on my enemies.” So no one in the army had eaten anything.

1 Samuel 14:28

But one of the soldiers told him, “Your father made the army take a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is anyone who eats anything today!’ That is why the men are exhausted.”

1 Samuel 25:22

May God punish me very severely if I leave even a single one of his men alive by morning!”

1 Samuel 28:10

Saul swore an oath to her by the Lord, “As the Lord lives, you won't be held guilty for doing this.”