Mark 6:24

“And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations

And she went forth, and said vnto her mother, What shall I aske? And she said, The head of Iohn þe Baptist.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

And she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for? And she said, "The head of John the Baptist.""
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
- Basic English Bible

And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.
- Darby Bible

And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? and she said, The head of John the Baptist.
- Webster's Bible

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

She went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" She said, "The head of John the Baptizer."
- World English Bible

And whanne sche hadde goon out, sche seide to hir modir, What schal Y axe? And sche seide, The heed of Joon Baptist.
- Wycliffe Bible

And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, `What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, `The head of John the Baptist;'
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Mark 6:24


6:23 To the half of my kingdom - A proverbial expression.

6:26 Yet for his oath's sake, and for the sake of his guests - Herod's honour was like the conscience of the chief priests, #Matt 27:6|. To shed innocent blood wounded neither one nor the other.


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