Mark 6:23-25

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²³ He swore to her, over and over again, “Whatever you ask me, I’ll give it you—right up to half my kingdom!”

²⁴ She went out, and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?”

“The head of John the Baptist,” she replied.

²⁵ So she went back at once to the king, all eager, and made her request: “I want you to give me, right now, on a dish—the head of John the Baptist!”