Matthew 14:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod”
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“On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But when Herod’s birthday came, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and pleased Herod.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“But the birthday of Herod being kept, the daughter of Herodias danced in the midst, and did please Herod,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Matthew 14:6 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 40:20On the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, he held a feast for all his officials, and in their presence he lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker.
- Esther 1:2In those days King Xerxes sat on his royal throne in the citadel of Susa.
- Esther 2:18Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.
- Daniel 5:1Later, King Belshazzar held a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he drank wine with them.
- Hosea 1:5And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
- Matthew 22:24“Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
- Mark 6:17For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
- Mark 6:19So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable,
- Mark 6:21On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
- Luke 3:19But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
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