Mark 6:24

Translations

Modern

Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

Traditional

And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

Literal

And having gone out, she said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” And she said, “The head of John, the one baptizing.”

Latin

Quæ cum exisset, dixit matri suæ: Quid petam? At illa dixit: Caput Joannis Baptistæ.

Interlinear

Greek

English

Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

Notes

Mark 6:19–28

Herodias's role in John the Baptist's murder is similar to the story of Jezebel (1 Kings 19:1–2). Like Jezebel, she pushed for the death of a prophet.

Herod gave in to pressure (Mark 6:26–28). This points ahead to what Pontius Pilate later did. Pilate ordered that Jesus be put to death even though he believed Jesus was innocent (compare 6:20, 25–28 with 15:6–15).

Mark 6:14–29

The story of John the Baptist's death, placed between the disciples' mission and return, emphasizes the authority and power of Jesus (see 6:7, 14). John's end and the warning to the disciples during their mission also point ahead to the death of Jesus (6:11). The one greater even than John (1:8) would soon be handed over to religious and political leaders and put to death (8:31; 9:31; 10:33).

Theme notes and profiles

Herod Antipas John the Baptist

Events

John Beheadedc. AD 29

Related verses

Ezekiel 19:2–3
…and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.
Job 31:31
…if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
2 Chronicles 22:3–4
Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness.
Genesis 27:8–11
Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you.
Psalm 37:14
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
Proverbs 27:3–4
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Psalm 27:2
When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
Psalm 37:12
The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
Acts 23:12–13
When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul.
Matthew 14:8
Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

Parallels

Matthew 14:1–12 Luke 9:7–9

People

John: The Baptist, a prophet who prepared the way for Jesus

Glossary

Apostle, Apostleship Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Herod, Herodian Family Herodias John the Baptist Machaerus Mark, Gospel of Miracle Philip Teacher

Topics

Christian Minister: Faithful: John the Baptist Herod: Tetrarch of Galilee (Herod Antipas): Beheads John the Baptist Jesus, the Christ: Herod (Antipas) Falsely Supposes Him to be John, Whom he had Beheaded John: Reproves Herod Antipas on Account of his Incest; Herod Imprisons Him, and Beheads Him Malice: Herodias Toward John Martyrdom: John the Baptist Parents: Bad - Exemplified: Herodias Politics: Women in Herodias, in Influencing the Administration of Herod Revenge by Herodias Revenge: Herodias Women: Herodius, by Indirectly Causing John the Baptist to be Decapitated Women: The Daughter of Herodias, in Her Complicity with Her Mother in Securing the Death of John the Baptist

Mark 6:24

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