Mark 6:24

So she came out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" "The head of Johnthe Baptist," she replied.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

In Context

23He even swore to her that whatever she asked, he would give it to her, up to half his kingdom.

25So she at once hurried in to the king and made her request, "I want you," she said, "to give me, without delay, the head of Johnthe Baptist on a charger."

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Cross References

Acts 23:12When day dawned the Jews made a conspiracy, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till 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 →

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