Mark 6:24

She at once went out and said to her mother: "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptizer," she replied.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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, "Whatever you ask me for I will give you, up to half my kingdom."

25The girl immediately came in, in haste, to the King and made her request. "My desire is," she said, "that you will give me, here and now, on a dish, the head of John the Baptist."

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Cross References

Acts 23:12Now, when daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and solemnly swore not to eat or 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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