She brought it to her mother (ηνεγκεν τη μητρ αυτης). A gruesome picture as Herodias with fiendish delight witnesses the triumph o…

She brought it to her mother — A look at the later history of those who were accomplices in this bloody deed is fitting here. Shor…

What a present for a young lady! It was given to the young woman. The girl is not ashamed to lift the dainty dish and bear it to her fiendish mothe…

Glossa Ordinaria: After relating John's imprisonment, the Evangelist proceeds to his execution, saying, "But on Herod's birthd…

Though grieving because of his oath and his loss of face before his guests if he were to renege on his vow, Herod gave the order. Decapitation was …

Ver. 11 And his head was brought in a charger
By the executioner that cut it off, to Herod, whilst he and his guests…

The terror and reproach of conscience, which Herod, like other daring offenders, could not shake off, are proofs and warnings of a future judgment …

Above, the Lord showed the power of the Gospel teaching by way of some parables; here, He shows its power by deeds. And He does three things: