Mark 6:23

Mark 6:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
• New International Version (NIV)And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he vowed to her, "Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom."
• New Living Translation (NLT)He even vowed, “I will give you whatever you ask, up to half my kingdom!”

Context of Mark 6:23

21Then an opportune day came when Herod on his birthday gave a feast for his nobles, the high officers, and the chief men of Galilee. 22And when Herodias’ daughter herself came in and danced, and pleased Herod and those who sat with him, the king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.” He also swore to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.” 24So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!” 25Immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

Mark 6:23 word by word

καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῇ ὅ τι ἐάν με αἰτήσῃς δώσω σοι ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μου.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• he swareὄμνυμιomnuō · to swearG3660
• unto herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Whatsoeverὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·ἐάνean · ifG1437
• thou shalt askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• of meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• I will giveδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• theeσύsu · youG4771
• untoἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• the halfἥμισυςhēmisu · halfG2255
• kingdomὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932

Cross-references for Mark 6:23

• 1 Samuel 28:10And Saul swore to her by the Lord, saying, “As the Lord lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.”
• 2 Kings 6:31Then he said, “God do so to me and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat remains on him today!”
• Matthew 5:34But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
• Matthew 14:7Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.
• Esther 5:3And the king said to her, “What do you wish, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given to you—up to half the kingdom!”
• Esther 7:2And on the second day, at the banquet of wine, the king again said to Esther, “What is your petition, Queen Esther? It shall be granted you. And what is your request, up to half the kingdom? It shall be done!”
• Proverbs 6:2You are snared by the words of your mouth; You are taken by the words of your mouth.
• Matthew 4:9And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.”

Commentaries on Mark 6:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Unto the half of my kingdom - A noble price for a dance! This extravagance in favor of female dancers has the fullest scope in the east, even to the present day. M. Anquetil du Perron, in the preliminary discourse to his Zend Avesta, p. 344 and 345, gives a particular account of the dancers at Surat. This account cannot be transcribed in a comment on the Gospel of God, however illustrative it might be of the conduct of Herodias and her daughter Salome: it…Read the comment
• 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. 2323. And he--the king, so called, but only by courtesy (see on Mr 6:14). sware unto her Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, unto the half of my kingdom--Those in whom passion and luxury have destroyed self-command will in a capricious moment say and do what in their cool moments they bitterly regret.Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 6:23

• Herod
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Martyrdom
• Minister, Christian
• Politics
• Revenge
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Estate
• Fifty
• Folk
• Herodias
• Machaerus
• Miracle
• Quarrel
• Salome
• Testimony
• Thence

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