Mark 6:25

New Century Version

At once the girl went back to the king and said to him, “I want the head of John the Baptist right now on a platter.”

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“They are always ready to kill people.

They are eager to do evil and are quick to kill.

About that time John the Baptist began preaching in the desert area of Judea.

Herodias told her daughter what to ask for, so she said to Herod, “Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.”

The girl went to her mother and asked, “What should I ask for?” Her mother answered, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist.”

Although the king was very sad, he had made a promise, and his dinner guests had heard it. So he did not want to refuse what she asked.