Mark 6:24
And, going out, she said unto her mother—What shall I ask? and she said—The head of John the Immerser;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
23and he took an oath to her—Whatsoever thou shalt ask me, I will give thee, unto half my kingdom.
Cross References
Genesis 27:8Now, therefore my son, hearken unto my voice,—in that which I am commanding thee:
2 Chronicles 22:3He too, walked in the ways of the house of Ahab,—for, his mother, became his counselor, to work lawlessness.
Psalms 27:2When there drew near against me evil-doers to devour my flesh, mine adversaries, and mine enemies—mine!—they, stumbled and fell!
Psalms 37:14A sword, have the lawless, drawn out, and have trodden their bow,—To bring down the oppressed and the needy, To slaughter the upright in life:
Ezekiel 19:2and thou shalt say— How was thy mother a lioness, Between lions, she lay down,- In the midst of young lions, She nourished her whelps;
Acts 23:12And, when it became day, the Jews, forming a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse, saying, that they would neither eat nor drink till they had slain 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 →