Mark 6:23-33

23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever * thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
24 And she went forth , and said unto her mother, What shall I ask ? And she said , The head of John the Baptist.
25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked , saying , I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him , he would not reject her.
27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought : and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done , and what they had taught .
31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart * into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going , and they had no leisure so much as to eat .
32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately *.
33 And the people saw them departing , and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. an...: or, one of his guard
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