Mark 6:25

And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.

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In The King James Version

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

In Context

24And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

26And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.

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Cross References

Numbers 7:19He gave one silver plate, a hundred and thirty shekels in weight, one silver basin of seventy shekels, by the scale of the holy place; the two of them full of the best meal mixed with oil for a meal offering;

Romans 3:15Their feet are quick in running after blood;

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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