Bible verse
Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
Mark 6:24 · BSB
The verses around it, from Mark 6.
20 because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.
21 On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.
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!”
24 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.
27 So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.
28 The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
KJV
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
ASV
And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.
ERV
And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
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