Mark 6:24
And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
23And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.
Cross References
Genesis 27:8And now, my son, hearken to my voice in that which I command thee.
2 Chronicles 22:3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
Psalms 27:2When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Psalms 37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in [the] way:
Ezekiel 19:2and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps in the midst of the young lions.
Acts 23:12And when it was day, the Jews, having banded together, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they should kill Paul.
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 →