New American Standard Bible 1995
Mark 6:24
24And she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” 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 when the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests; and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you want and I will give it to you.” 23And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give it to you; up to half of my kingdom.” And she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25Immediately 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.” 26And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse 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 27:8Now therefore, my son, listen to me as I command you.
- 2 Chronicles 22:3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to do wickedly.
- Ezekiel 19:2and say, ‘What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions, She reared her cubs.
- Matthew 14:8Having been prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
- Job 31:31Have the men of my tent not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been satisfied with his meat’?
- Psalms 27:2When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked plots against the righteous And gnashes at him with his teeth.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and the sand weighty, But the provocation of a fool is heavier than both of them.
- Acts 23:12When it was day, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under an oath, saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed 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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