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

Matthew 14:11 · KJV

“And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought {it} to her mother.”

— Matthew 14:11

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

Matthew 14 — Context

And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded {it} to be given {her}.

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

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

And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.

When Jesus heard {of it}, he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard {thereof}, they followed him on foot out of the cities.

Cross References

Revelation 16:6

For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

Ezekiel 16:3-4

And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity {is} of the land of Canaan; thy father {was} an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite. {birth: Heb. cutting out, or, habitation}

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

Ezekiel 35:6

Therefore, {as} I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.

Ezekiel 19:2-3

And say, What {is} thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

Genesis 49:7

Cursed {be} their anger, for {it was} fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.

Proverbs 29:10

The bloodthirsty hate the upright: but the just seek his soul. {The bloodthirsty: Heb. Men of blood}

Jeremiah 22:17

But thine eyes and thine heart {are} not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do {it}. {violence: or, incursion}