Matthew 14:9-11

14:9 Although it grieved the king, ¹  because of his oath and the dinner guests he commanded it to be given. 14:10 So ²  he sent and had John beheaded in the prison. 14:11 His ³  head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

¹ tn Grk “and being grieved, the king commanded.”

² tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

³ tn Grk “And his”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.