World English Bible
Matthew 14:7
“Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.”
Verse in context — Matthew 14
5
When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.
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But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced among them and pleased Herod.
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Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.
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She, being prompted by her mother, said, "Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptizer.
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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,
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