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Mark 6:24

John

22 When the daughter of Herodias came and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests, and the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”

23 And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

25 At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

26 The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

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BSB
Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
KJV
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
WEB
She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John the Baptizer.”
ASV
And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.
DARBY
And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.
BLB
And having gone out, she said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John, the one baptizing.”
ÅB
Hun gikk da ut og sa til sin mor: Hva skal jeg be om? Hun sa: Om døperen Johannes' hode.
OTB
Hun gikk ut og spurte sin mor: "Hva skal jeg be om?" Hennes mor svarte: "Hodet til døperen Johannes."
B1930
Hun gikk da ut og sa til sin mor: Hvad skal jeg be om? Hun sa: Om døperen Johannes' hode.

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