Mark 6:24 “Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And h…”

Mark 6:24

Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John the Baptizer.”

American Standard Version

And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.

Geneva Bible 1599

So she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I aske? And she said, Iohn Baptists head.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“said”

Genesis 27:8–11 Matthew 14:8 2 Chronicles 22:3 2 Chronicles 22:4 Ezekiel 19:2 Ezekiel 19:3

Genesis 27:8–11 · BSB

Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you.

Matthew 14:8 · BSB

Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

2 Chronicles 22:3 · BSB

Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.

2 Chronicles 22:4 · BSB

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.

Ezekiel 19:2 · BSB

and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.

Ezekiel 19:3 · BSB

She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.

“The head”

Job 31:31 Psalm 27:2 Psalm 37:12 Psalm 37:14 Proverbs 27:3 Proverbs 27:4

Job 31:31 · BSB

if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—

Psalm 27:2 · BSB

When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.

Psalm 37:12 · BSB

The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,

Psalm 37:14 · BSB

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

Proverbs 27:3 · BSB

A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

Proverbs 27:4 · BSB

Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

23And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

25At 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.”

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