6But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.


In Context

3 For Herod had laid hold of John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

4 For John said to him, |It is not lawful for you to have her.|

5 When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

6 But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.

7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

8 She, being prompted by her mother, said, |Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.|

Matthew 14:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:6But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:6On Herod's birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for them and pleased Herod so much

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:6But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:6But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:6But when Herod's birthday was celebrated, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:6But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:6But when Herod's birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:6But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:6But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.