Matthew 5:36

5:36 Do not take an oath by your head, because you are not able to make one hair white or black.

Matthew 14:8

14:8 Instructed by her mother, she said, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”

Matthew 14:11

14:11 His ¹  head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

Matthew 27:37

27:37 Above ²  his head they put the charge against him, ³  which read: ⁴  “This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.”

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¹ tn Grk “And his”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

³ sn Mention of the inscription is an important detail, because the inscription would normally give the reason for the execution. It shows that Jesus was executed for claiming to be a king. It was also probably written with irony from the executioners’ point of view.

⁴ tn Grk “was written.”