Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
Mark 6:25 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Immediately the girl came in with haste to the king and made her request, saying, “I want yoʋ to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
So she went out and said to her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother said, “The head of John the Baptist.”
Although the king was very sad, because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to reject her.