Mark 6:24
And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, “What will I ask for myself?” And she said, “The head of John the Immerser”;
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In Context
23and he swore to her, “Whatever you may ask me, I will give to you—to the half of my kingdom.”
Cross References
Genesis 27:8And now, my son, listen to my voice, to that which I am commanding you:
2 Chronicles 22:3he has also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother has been his counselor to do wickedly.
Psalms 27:2When evildoers come near to me to eat my flesh, || My adversaries and my enemies to me, || They have stumbled and fallen.
Psalms 37:14The wicked have opened a sword, || And they have bent their bow, || To cause the poor and needy to fall, || To slaughter the upright of the way.
Ezekiel 19:2and you have said: What [is] your mother? A lioness, || She has crouched down among lions, || She has multiplied her whelps in the midst of young lions.
Acts 23:12And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, cursed themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink until they may 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 →