Matthew 14:7-11 ▼

7 so much that he swore to give her whatever she might ask for.

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 the guests who were present, he ordered that it be given,

10 and he had John beheaded in the prison.

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