Mark 6:24
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New International Version (©2011)
She went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptist," she answered.

New Living Translation (©2007)
She went out and asked her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother told her, "Ask for the head of John the Baptist!"

English Standard Version (©2001)
And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And she went out and said to her mother, "What shall I ask for?" And she said, "The head of John the Baptist."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Then she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?"" John the Baptist's head!" she said.

International Standard Version (©2012)
So she went out and asked her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother replied, "The head of John the Baptist."

NET Bible (©2006)
So she went out and said to her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother said, "The head of John the baptizer."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
But she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said to her, “The head of Yohannan The Baptizer.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
So she went out and asked her mother, "What should I ask for?" Her mother said, "Ask for the head of John the Baptizer."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

American King James Version
And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

American Standard Version
And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Who when she was gone out, said to her mother, What shall I ask? But she said: The head of John the Baptist.

Darby Bible Translation
And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.

English Revised Version
And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

Webster's Bible Translation
And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? and she said, The head of John the Baptist.

Weymouth New Testament
She at once went out and said to her mother: "What shall I ask for?" "The head of John the Baptizer," she replied.

World English Bible
She went out, and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" She said, "The head of John the Baptizer."

Young's Literal Translation
And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, 'What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, 'The head of John the Baptist;'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

6:14-29 Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him; but it is not enough to do many things, we must have respect to all the commandments. Herod respected John, till he touched him in his Herodias. Thus many love good preaching, if it keep far away from their beloved sin. But it is better that sinners persecute ministers now for faithfulness, than curse them eternally for unfaithfulness. The ways of God are unsearchable; but we may be sure he never can be at a loss to repay his servants for what they endure or lose for his sake. Death could not come so as to surprise this holy man; and the triumph of the wicked was short.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 24. - And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? (τί αἰτήσομαι)- according to the best authorities (τί αἰτήσωμαι), What should I ask?

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And she went forth and said unto her mother,.... The king having made such a promise to her, and annexed his oath to it, she thought proper before she asked any thing of him, to withdraw from the hall and company, and consider with herself, and consult with her mother, who was not at the entertainment; it being not usual in those eastern countries, for women to sit at table, at any grand festival: to whom she reported the offer the king had made, and desired she would be pleased to direct her, what request to make saying,

what shall I ask? To which her mother made answer, without taking any further time to think of it, being prepared for it, and determined in her mind, whenever she had an opportunity of asking a favour of the king, what it should be:

and she said, the head of John the Baptist. So sweet is revenge, that to have her will on that great and good man, was more to her, than to have half the king's dominions.

Mark 6:24 Parallel Commentaries
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The Beheading of John
…23And he swore to her, Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give it you, to the half of my kingdom. 24And she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. 25And she came in straightway with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I will that you give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist. …

Matthew 3:1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea
Mark 6:23 And he promised her with an oath, "Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom."
Mark 6:25 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."