Her mother persuaded her to say, “Give me the head of John, the Immerser, here on this [large] platter.”
Mark 6:25 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) At once she hurried in to the king and said, “I would like you to give me the head of John the Immerser on a [large] platter right away.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible Hurrying back to the ruler, she made her request: “I want you to give me John the Baptist’s head on a plate, right this minute.” Catholic Public Domain Version And immediately, when she had entered with haste to the king, she petitioned him, saying: "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when she was come in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying: I will that forthwith thou give me in a dish, the head of John the Baptist. |
Her mother persuaded her to say, “Give me the head of John, the Immerser, here on this [large] platter.”
(Thirty years later) In those days, John the Immerser went into the desert of Judea preaching [to Jews], saying,
So, she went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?” And her mother said, “[Ask for] the head of John the Immerser.”
And the king became very distressed [over such a gruesome request], but because he had promised her with oaths, and [to keep from looking bad] in front of his party guests, he did not refuse her [request].
[Isa. 59:7ff says], “Their feet [take them where they] are quick to commit murder.