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The Beheading of John

Mark 6:24

In 9 translations

BSB
Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”
KJV
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
WEB
She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask?” She said, “The head of John the Baptizer.”
ASV
And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.
LSV
And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, “What will I ask for myself?” And she said, “The head of John the Immerser”;
YLT
And she, having gone forth, said to her mother, 'What shall I ask for myself?' and she said, 'The head of John the Baptist;'
DBY
And she went out, and said to her mother, What should I ask? And she said, The head of John the baptist.
DRC
Who when she was gone out, said to her mother, What shall I ask? But she said: The head of John the Baptist.
GNV
So she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I aske? And she said, Iohn Baptists head.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read αἰτήσωμαι (“shall I ask for myself”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read αἰτήσομαι (“will I ask for myself”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read βαπτίζοντος (“baptizing”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read βαπτιστοῦ (“baptist”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include Καὶ (“And”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include Ἡ δὲ (“the now”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
  • Spelling of Ἰωάννου: Westcott–Hort: Ἰωάνου.
SBLGNT apparatus (3)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: καὶ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καὶ; Robinson–Pierpont read Ἡ δὲ.
  • SBLGNT: αἰτήσωμαι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αἰτήσωμαι; Robinson–Pierpont read αἰτήσομαι.
  • SBLGNT: βαπτίζοντος. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read βαπτίζοντος; Robinson–Pierpont read βαπτιστοῦ.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐξελθοῦσα εἶπεν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς· Τί αἰτήσωμαι; ἡ δὲ εἶπεν· Τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτίζοντος.
RP2018
Ἡ δὲ ἐξελθοῦσα εἶπεν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς, Τί αἰτήσομαι; Ἡ δὲ εἶπεν, Τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Ἡ δὲ ἐξελθοῦσα εἶπε τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς, Τί αἰτήσομαι; Ἡ δὲ εἶπε, Τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ.
SCR1894
η δε εξελθουσα ειπεν τη μητρι αυτης τι αιτησομαι η δε ειπεν την κεφαλην ιωαννου του βαπτιστου

Who and where

👤 John the Baptist◆ John Beheaded

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Ezekiel 19:2–3and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs. She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he…
  • 2 Chronicles 22:3–4Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his…
  • Job 31:31if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
  • Genesis 27:8–11Now, my son, listen to my voice and do exactly as I tell you. Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so that I can make them into a tasty dish for your father—the kind he loves. Then take it to your…
  • Psalms 27:2When the wicked came upon me to devour my flesh, my enemies and foes stumbled and fell.
  • Psalms 37:14The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
  • Proverbs 27:3–4A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both. Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
  • Psalms 37:12The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
  • Acts 23:12–13When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. More than forty of them were involved in this plot.
  • Matthew 14:8Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

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