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


In Context

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.|

9 The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths, and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,

10 and he sent and beheaded John in the prison.

Matthew 14:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:8And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:8Prompted by her mother, she said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:8But she being instructed before by her mother, said: Give me here in a dish the head of John the Baptist.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:8And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8But she, being set on by her mother, says, Give me here upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:8And she, being put forward by her mother, saith, Give me here in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8And she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist in a dish.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:8And she having been instigated by her mother — 'Give me (says she) here upon a plate the head of John the Baptist;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:8And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.