11His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.


In Context

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

9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted

10 and had John beheaded in the prison.

11 His head was brought in on a platter and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

12 John's disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.

13 When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.

Matthew 14:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought [it] to her mother.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:11And his head was brought in a dish: and it was given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:11And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:11and his head was brought upon a dish, and was given to the damsel, and she carried it to her mother.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:11And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:11His head was brought on a platter, and given to the young lady: and she brought it to her mother.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:11and his head was brought upon a plate, and was given to the damsel, and she brought it nigh to her mother.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.