The Beheading of John
Mark 6:25
In 9 translations
- BSB
- At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- She came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”
- ASV
- 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.
- LSV
- and having come in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying, “I will that you may immediately give me the head of John the Immerser on a plate.”
- YLT
- and having come in immediately with haste unto the king, she asked, saying, 'I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist.'
- DBY
- And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.
- DRC
- 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.
- GNV
- Then she came in straightway with haste vnto the King, and asked, saying, I would that thou shouldest giue me euen now in a charger the head of Iohn Baptist.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (5)
- Spelling of εὐθὺς: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text: εὐθέως.
- Spelling of ἐξαυτῆς: Textus Receptus: εξ αυτῆς.
- Word order: NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐξαυτῆς elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place δῷς elsewhere in this verse.
- Spelling of Ἰωάννου: Westcott–Hort: Ἰωάνου.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: εὐθὺς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read εὐθὺς; Robinson–Pierpont read εὐθέως.
- SBLGNT: ἐξαυτῆς δῷς μοι. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐξαυτῆς δῷς μοι; Robinson–Pierpont read μοι δῷς ἐξαυτῆς.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ εἰσελθοῦσα εὐθὺς μετὰ σπουδῆς πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ᾐτήσατο λέγουσα· Θέλω ἵνα ἐξαυτῆς δῷς μοι ἐπὶ πίνακι τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ.
- RP2018
- Καὶ εἰσελθοῦσα εὐθέως μετὰ σπουδῆς πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, ᾐτήσατο, λέγουσα, Θέλω ἵνα μοι δῷς ἐξαυτῆς ἐπὶ πίνακι τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ εἰσελθοῦσα εὐθέως μετὰ σπουδῆς πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, ᾐτήσατο, λέγουσα, Θέλω ἵνα μοι δῷς ἐξαυτῆς ἐπὶ πίνακι τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ.
- SCR1894
- και εισελθουσα ευθεως μετα σπουδης προς τον βασιλεα ητησατο λεγουσα θελω ινα μοι δως εξαυτης επι πινακι την κεφαλην ιωαννου του βαπτιστου
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👤 John the Baptist◆ John Beheaded
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Cross-references most cited first
- Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
- Numbers 7:13His offering was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for a grain…
- Numbers 7:19–89The offering he presented was one silver platter weighing a hundred and thirty shekels, and one silver bowl weighing seventy shekels, both according to the sanctuary shekel and filled with fine flour mixed with oil for…
- Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
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