When a convenient day was come (γενομενης ημερας ευκαιρου). Genitive absolute. A day well appointed ευ, well, καιρος, time) for th…

And when a convenient day was come.—See Notes on Matthew 14:6-12.

His lords, high captains, and chief …

Theophylact of Ohrid: The Evangelist Mark, taking his cue from what came before, here relates the death of the Forerunner, s…

Herodias finally got the opportunity she was waiting for. At a banquet for Herod’s birthday, attended by military and political leaders, Herodias’s…

And when a convenient day was come
For Herodias; who had long sought and watched for an opportunity of avenging hers…

Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him…