Mark 6:22-25

22 and when the daughter of 1Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, "Ask me for whatever * you want and I will give it to you."
23 And he swore to her, "Whatever * you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to 2half of my kingdom."
24 And she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist."
25 Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

Cross References 2

  • 1. Matthew 14:3
  • 2. Esther 5:3, 6; Esther 7:2

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "those who reclined at the table with him"
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