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Mark 6:24
24And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.
Mark 6:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
- New International Version (NIV)She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” “The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And she went out and said to her mother, "For what should I ask?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist."
- New King James Version (NKJV)So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!”
Context of Mark 6:24
22and the daughter of the same Herodias having come in, and danced, pleased Herod and those that were with [him] at table; and the king said to the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt and I will give it thee. 23And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom. And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist. 25And 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. 26And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.
Read all of Mark 6Mark 6:24 word by word
Καὶ ἐξελθοῦσα εἶπεν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς· τί αἰτήσωμαι; ἡ δὲ εἶπεν· τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτίζοντος.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Mark 6:24
- Genesis 27:8And now, my son, hearken to my voice in that which I command thee.
- 2 Chronicles 22:3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.
- Ezekiel 19:2and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps in the midst of the young lions.
- Matthew 14:8But she, being set on by her mother, says, Give me here upon a dish the head of John the baptist.
- Job 31:31If the men of my tent said not, Who shall find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat? —
- Psalms 27:2When evil-doers, mine adversaries and mine enemies, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
- Acts 23:12And when it was day, the Jews, having banded together, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they should kill Paul.
Commentaries on Mark 6:24
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 14-29 Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him; but it is not enough to do many things, we must have respect to all the commandments. Herod respected John, till he touched him in his Herodias. Thus many love good preaching, if it keep far away from their beloved sin. But it is better that sinners persecute ministers now for faithfulness, than…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-28Herodias's role in John the Baptist's murder is similar to the story of Jezebel (1 Kings 19:1–2). Like Jezebel, she pushed for the death of a prophet. Herod gave in to pressure (Mark 6:26–28). This points ahead to what Pontius Pilate later did. Pilate ordered that Jesus be put to death even though he believed Jesus was innocent (compare 6:20, 25–28 with 15:6–15).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. And she said, The head of John the Baptist--Abandoned women are more shameless and heartless than men. The Baptist's fidelity marred the pleasures of Herodias, and this was too good an opportunity of getting rid of him to let slip.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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