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Podcast: BIBLE IN TEN
Episode: Matthew 14:9
Description: Wednesday, 12 November 2025
And the king was sorry; nevertheless, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he commanded it to be given to her. Matthew 14:9
“And grieved, the king, but through the oaths and those co-reclining, he commanded it given” (CG).
In the previous verse, Herodias’ daughter made her petition to Herod to give her the head of John the Immerser on a platter. In response, Matthew records, “And grieved, the king.”
A new word is seen, lupeó. It signifies distress. Reflexively, it th...