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Matthew 14:7-9
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7 Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8 And coached by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter!” 9 And although[a] the king was distressed, because of his oaths and his dinner guests[b] he commanded the request[c] to be granted.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 14:9 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was distressed”) which is understood as concessive
  2. Matthew 14:9 Literally “those reclining at table with”
  3. Matthew 14:9 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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