Mark 6:25

And immediately she entered with solicitude unto the king, and saith to him, I will this hour that thou give me, upon a dish, the head of Juchanon the Baptizer.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

24Then went she out and said to her mother, What shall I ask of him? She saith to her, The head of Juchanon the Baptizer.

26And greatly grieved was the king; but, for the sake of the oath, and the sake of the guests, he could not deprive her.

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Cross References

Romans 3:15And their feet are swift to shed 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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