Mark 6:25

“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.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Mark 6:25

And she came in straightway with haste, vnto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou giue me by and by in a charger, the head of Iohn the Baptist.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

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."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.
- Basic English Bible

At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: "I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately."
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.
- Darby Bible

And when she was come in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying: I will that forthwith thou give me in a dish, the head of John the Baptist.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
- English Revised Version

She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter."
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Mark 6:25

Wesley's Notes for Mark 6:25


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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