8 And she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist in a dish.
9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the sake of the oath, and of them who sat with him at table, he commanded [it] to be given [her].
10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.
11 And his head was brought in a dish, and given to the damsel: and she brought [it] to her mother.
12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus.
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