8. Prompted by her mother, she said, ‘Give me here on a dish the head of John the Baptist.’
9. The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted
10. and had John beheaded in the prison.
11. His head was brought in on a dish and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother.
12. John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.