“The king was grieved, but for the sake of his oaths and of those who sat at the table with him, he commanded it to be given,”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. Matthew 14 contains 36 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.