Matthew 14:9

Good News Translation

The king was sad, but because of the promise he had made in front of all his guests he gave orders that her wish be granted.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Think before you speak, and don't make any rash promises to God. He is in heaven and you are on earth, so don't say any more than you have to.

Matthew 14:1

At that time Herod, the ruler of Galilee, heard about Jesus.

Matthew 14:10

So he had John beheaded in prison.

Matthew 14:5

Herod wanted to kill him, but he was afraid of the Jewish people, because they considered John to be a prophet.

Matthew 14:8

At her mother's suggestion she asked him, “Give me here and now the head of John the Baptist on a plate!”

Mark 6:14

Now King Herod heard about all this, because Jesus' reputation had spread everywhere. Some people were saying, “John the Baptist has come back to life! That is why he has this power to perform miracles.”

Mark 6:20

Herod was afraid of John because he knew that John was a good and holy man, and so he kept him safe. He liked to listen to him, even though he became greatly disturbed every time he heard him.

Mark 6:26

This made the king very sad, but he could not refuse her because of the vows he had made in front of all his guests.

Luke 13:32

Jesus answered them, “Go and tell that fox: ‘I am driving out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I shall finish my work.’

Judges 11:39

After two months she came back to her father. He did what he had promised the Lord, and she died still a virgin. This was the origin of the custom in Israel

Judges 21:1

When the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, they had made a solemn promise to the Lord: “None of us will allow a Benjaminite to marry a daughter of ours.”

1 Samuel 14:24

The Israelites were weak with hunger that day, because Saul, with a solemn oath, had given the order: “A curse be on anyone who eats any food today before I take revenge on my enemies.” So nobody had eaten anything all day.

1 Samuel 14:28

But one of the men told him, “We are all weak from hunger, but your father threatened us and said, ‘A curse be on anyone who eats any food today.’”

1 Samuel 25:22

May God strike me dead if I don't kill every last one of those men before morning!”

1 Samuel 28:10

Then Saul made a sacred vow. “By the living Lord I promise that you will not be punished for doing this,” he told her.