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23 And he swore to her, |Whatever you ask me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.| 24 So she went out, and said to her mother, |What should I ask?| And she said, |The head of John the baptizer.| 25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, |I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.| 26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and those reclining, he did not wish to refuse her. Mark 6:23-26, New Heart English Bible. Public domain.
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