Mark 6:24

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 the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said to the girl, Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. 23And he swore to her, Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, to the half of my kingdom. And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. 25And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou shouldest give me immediately on a platter the head of John the Baptist. 26And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes who sat with him, he would not reject her.

Mark 6:24 word by word

Καὶ ἐξελθοῦσα εἶπεν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς· τί αἰτήσωμαι; ἡ δὲ εἶπεν· τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτίζοντος.Read the interlinear

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• forthἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• motherμήτηρmētēr · motherG3384
• Whatτίςtis · which?G5101
• askαἰτέωaiteō · to askG154
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• BaptistΒαπτιστήςBaptistēs · one who baptizesG910

Cross-references for Mark 6:24

• Genesis 27:8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to 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 is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
• Matthew 14:8And she, being before instructed by her mother, said, Give me here the head of John the Baptist on a platter.
• Job 31:31If the men of my tent have not said, O that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
• Psalms 27:2When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
• Psalms 37:12The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
• Proverbs 27:3A stoneisheavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrathisheavier than both.
• Acts 23:12And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till 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

Topics related to Mark 6:24

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

In the dictionaries

• John the Baptist
• Estate
• Fifty
• Folk
• Herodias
• Machaerus
• Miracle
• Quarrel
• Salome
• Testimony

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