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Matthew 14:9-11
New English Translation
Matthew 14:9-11
New English Translation
9 Although it grieved the king,[a] because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given. 10 So[b] he sent and had John beheaded in the prison. 11 His[c] head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.
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- Matthew 14:9 tn Grk “and being grieved, the king commanded.”sn Herod was technically not a king, but this reflects popular usage. See the note on tetrarch in 14:1.
- Matthew 14:10 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.
- Matthew 14:11 tn Grk “And his”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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