Mark 6:25 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 6:25

23 He also swore to her, ^a“Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”

24 So she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist!”

25 Immediately 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.”

26 ^aAnd the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her.

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

28 brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

29 When his disciples heard of it, they came and ^atook away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

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30 ^aThen the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.

Verse Comparison: Mark 6:25

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
And she rushed back instantly to the king and requested, saying, I wish you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.

Contemporary English Version
The girl hurried back and told Herod, "Right now on a platter I want the head of John the Baptist!"

Darby English Version
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.

Good News Bible
The girl hurried back at once to the king and demanded, "I want you to give me here and now the head of John the Baptist on a plate!"

International Standard Version
Immediately the girl hurried back to the king with her request, "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

New International Version
At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

New King James Version
Immediately 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.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

Young's Literal Translation
and having come in immediately with haste unto the king, she asked, saying, `I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist.'

New English Translation
Immediately she hurried back to the king and made her request:¹ “I want the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

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