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Mark 6:25

John

23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.”
KJV
And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
WEB
She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”
ASV
And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
DARBY
And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.
BLB
And having entered immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying, “I want that at once you might give to me upon a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
ÅB
Og straks skyndte hun seg inn til kongen og ba ham og sa: Jeg vil at du straks skal gi meg døperen Johannes' hode på et fat.
OTB
Straks skyndte hun seg til kongen og ba: "Jeg vil at du skal gi meg hodet til døperen Johannes på et fat med en gang."
B1930
Og straks skyndte hun sig inn til kongen og bad ham og sa: Jeg vil at du straks skal gi mig døperen Johannes' hode på et fat.

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 1:16

    For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

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  • Numbers 7:13

    And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

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  • Romans 3:15

    Their feet are swift to shed blood:

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  • Numbers 7:19–89

    He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

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