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23 And he swore unto her, That whatsoever thou shalt ask, I will give thee, even to the half of my kingdom. 24 Then she went out and said to her mother, What shall I ask? and she said, The head of John the Baptist. 25 And she came in immediately with eagerness to the king, and asked, saying, I desire that thou wilt give me on the spot, in a charger, the head of John the Baptist. 26 And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet on account of his oath, and those who sat with him, he would not refuse her. Mark 6:23-26, Haweis New Testament. Public domain.
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