Matthew 14:8 meaning and explanation

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

Matthew 14:8, Berean Standard Bible

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Herodias's daughter, prompted by her mother, asks for John the Baptist's head on a platter. The setting is Herod's birthday feast, where the girl's dancing pleased the tetrarch and he swore an oath to grant her anything.

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