Mark 6:25-26

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."
26 And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling * to refuse her.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Lit "those reclining at the table"
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