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7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask. 8 And she, being prompted by her mother, said, |Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.| 9 And 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. 11 And his head was brought on a platter, and given to the young woman: and she brought it to her mother. Matthew 14:7-11, New Heart English Bible. Public domain.
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