Mark 6:24
And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? and she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
23And he swore to her, Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, to the half of my kingdom.
Cross References
Genesis 27:8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice, according to that which I command thee.
2 Chronicles 22:3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
Psalms 27:2When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
Psalms 37:14The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of upright deportment.
Ezekiel 19:2And say, What is thy mother: A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
Acts 23:12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, 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 →