Mark 6:24
Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
23And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
Cross References
Genesis 27:8Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you.
2 Chronicles 22:3Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.
Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
Psalms 37:14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
Ezekiel 19:2and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.
Acts 23:12When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed 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 →