Mark 6:23

And he swore to her: Whatever you ask, I will give you, to the half of my kingdom.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

In Context

22and the daughter of this Herodias having come in, and danced, and pleased Herod and his guests, the king said to the maiden: Ask me what you will, and I will give it to you.

24But she went out, and said to her mother: What shall I ask? She replied: The head of John the Immerser.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:34But I say to you, Swear not at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30

The Death of John the Baptist. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,… Read the whole commentary →

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