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23 He swore with an oath to her, |I'll give you anything you ask for, up to half of my kingdom.| 24 So she went out and asked her mother, |What should I ask for?| Her mother replied, |The head of John the Baptist.| 25 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.| 26 The king was deeply saddened, yet because of his oaths and his guests he was reluctant to refuse her. Mark 6:23-26, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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