The Beheading of John
Mark 6:23
In 9 translations
- BSB
- And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”
- KJV
- And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
- WEB
- He swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”
- ASV
- And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
- LSV
- and he swore to her, “Whatever you may ask me, I will give to you—to the half of my kingdom.”
- YLT
- and he sware to her — 'Whatever thou mayest ask me, I will give to thee — unto the half of my kingdom.'
- DBY
- And he swore to her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask me I will give thee, to half of my kingdom.
- DRC
- And he swore to her: Whatsoever thou shalt ask I will give thee, though it be the half of my kingdom.
- GNV
- And he sware vnto her, Whatsoeuer thou shalt aske of me, I will giue it thee, euen vnto the halfe of my kingdome.
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Where the editions differ
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- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA27 include πολλὰ (“greatly”); NA28, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὅ (“whatever”); Westcott–Hort do not include this wording.
- NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010) read τι (“thing”); Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὅτι (“that”).
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: αὐτῇ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, the Greek text behind the NIV, Robinson–Pierpont read αὐτῇ; Nestle–Aland 28th edition add πολλά.
- SBLGNT: Ὅ τι. Nestle–Aland 28th edition read Ὅ τι; Westcott and Hort (1881) read Ὅτι; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ὅτι Ὃ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῇ· Ὅ τι ἐάν με αἰτήσῃς δώσω σοι ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μου.
- RP2018
- καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῇ ὅτι Ὃ ἐάν με αἰτήσῃς, δώσω σοί, ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μου.
- TR-Boyd
- καὶ ὤμοσεν αὐτῇ ὅτι Ὃ ἐάν με αἰτήσῃς, δώσω σοί, ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μου.
- SCR1894
- και ωμοσεν αυτη οτι ο εαν με αιτησης δωσω σοι εως ημισους της βασιλειας μου
Who and where
◆ John Beheaded
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
HerodiasSalomeRevengeMachaerusHerodPoliticsMartyrdomMoab; MoabitesGoodChronology of the New Testament
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Cross-references most cited first
- Esther 7:2and as they drank their wine on that second day, the king asked once more, “Queen Esther, what is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
- Esther 5:3“What is it, Queen Esther?” the king inquired. “What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be given to you.”
- Esther 5:6And as they drank their wine, the king said to Esther, “What is your petition? It will be given to you. What is your request? Even up to half the kingdom, it will be fulfilled.”
- 1 Samuel 28:10Then Saul swore to her by the LORD: “As surely as the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this.”
- Matthew 4:9“All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
- 2 Kings 6:31He announced, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders through this day!”
- Proverbs 6:2if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,
- Matthew 14:7so much that he promised with an oath to give to her whatever she asked.
- Matthew 5:34–37But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. Nor should you swear by your head, for you…
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