John's head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
Matthew 14:8 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And she, being put forward and prompted by her mother, said, Give me the head of John the Baptist right here on a platter. American Standard Version (1901) And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist. Common English Bible At her mother’s urging, the girl said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a plate.” Catholic Public Domain Version But, having been advised by her mother, she said, "Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the Baptist." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But she being instructed before by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist. |
John's head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
The king was grieved, but because of his oaths and his guests, he commanded it to be given
So she went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother said, “The head of John the Baptist.”
Immediately the girl came in with haste to the king and made her request, saying, “I want yoʋ to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
The executioner then went and beheaded John in the prison, brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl. And the girl gave it to her mother.