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Mark 6:18-28

18ForJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491saidἔλεγενelegenG3004untoHerodἩρῴδῃHērōdēG2264,ItisnotlawfulἔξεστίνexestinG1832fortheetohavethybrother’sἀδελφοῦadelphouG80wifeγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135.

19AndHerodiasἩρῳδιὰςHērōdiasG2266setherselfagainsthim,anddesiredG2309tokillἀποκτεῖναιapokteinaiG615him;andshecouldnot;

20forHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264fearedG5399JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,knowingthathewasarighteousδίκαιονdikaionG1342andholyἅγιονhagionG40manἄνδραandraG435,andkepthimsafe.AndwhenheheardG191him,hewasmuchπολλὰpollaG4183perplexedἠπόρει,ēporeiG639;andheheardG191himgladlyἡδέωςhēdeōsG2234.

21AndwhenὅτεhoteG3753aconvenientdayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250wascomeG1096,thatHerodἩρῴδηςHērōdēsG2264onhisbirthdayγενεσίοιςgenesioisG1077madeG4160asupperG1173tohislords,andthehigh captains,andthechiefmenofGalileeΓαλιλαίαςGalilaiasG1056;

22andwhenthedaughterθυγατρὸςthugatrosG2364ofHerodiasἩρῳδιάδοςHērōdiadosG2266herselfcameG1525inanddancedG3738,shepleasedG700HerodἩρῴδῃHērōdēG2264andthemthatsatatmeatwithhim;andthekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935saidG3004untothedamsel,AskαἴτησόνaitēsonG154ofmewhatsoever thou wilt,andIwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325itthee.

23Andhesware untoher, Whatsoever thou shaltaskαἰτήσῃςaitēsēsG154ofme,IwillgiveδώσωdōsōG1325itthee, untothehalfἡμίσουςhēmisousG2255ofmykingdomβασιλείαςbasileiasG932.

24AndshewentG1831out,andsaidG3004untohermotherμητρὶmētriG3384,WhatshallIaskαἰτήσωμαι;aitēsōmaiG154?AndshesaidG3004,TheheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491theBaptizer.

25AndshecameG1525instraightwaywithhaste untothekingβασιλέαbasileaG935,andaskedᾐτήσατοētēsatoG154,sayingλέγουσα·legousaG3004,IwillG2309thatthou forthwithgiveδῷςdōsG1325meonaplatterπίνακιpinakiG4094theheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491theBaptistβαπτιστοῦ.baptistouG910.

26AndthekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935wasexceedingsorry;butforthesakeG1223ofhisoathsὅρκουςhorkousG3727,andofthemthatsatatmeat,hewouldnotrejectG114her.

27AndstraightwaythekingβασιλεὺςbasileusG935sentG649forthG649asoldierofhisguard,andcommandedἐπέταξενepetaxenG2004tobringG5342hisheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776:andhewentG565andbeheadedἀπεκεφάλισενapekephalisenG607himintheprisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,

28andbroughtG5342hisheadκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776onaplatterπίνακιpinakiG4094,andgaveG1325ittothedamsel;andthedamselgaveG1325ittohermotherμητρὶmētriG3384.

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