Mark 6:24-28

24The girl went out and she said to her mother, ‘What should I ask him for?’ Her mother replied, ‘Ask for the head of John the Baptist.’

25The girl went quickly to Herod and she said to him, ‘I want the head of John the Baptist. Put it on a plate! Do it now!’

26Then Herod felt very sad. Because he had made a special promise, he did not want to refuse her. All his visitors had heard him.

27So immediately, the king sent a soldier to go to John. The king told the soldier that he must bring John's head. So the soldier went to the prison and he cut off John's head there.

28Then he brought it back on a plate. He gave it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.