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Podcast: BIBLE IN TEN
Episode: Matthew 14:11
Description: Friday, 14 November 2025
And his head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. Matthew 14:11
“And his head, it was carried upon a platter, and it was given to the damsel, and she carried to her mother” (CG).
In the previous verse, it was noted that Herod sent and he beheaded John in prison. It next says, “And his head, it was borne upon a platter.”
The word pheró, to bear, is introduced here. HELPS Word Studies says, “proper...