Matthew 14:10-11 - Exposition

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison, and his head was brought in a charger (verse 8, note), and given (the fourth time that the word "give" has come in five verses; the head of the herald of the kingdom becomes a royal gift) to the damsel —( τῷ κορασίῳ , verse 6, note)— and she brought it to her mother. But a few minutes after she had first spoken her request (verse 8, note).