Mark 6:22-24

International Standard Version

²² When the daughter of Herodias^[a] came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. So the king told the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.” ²³ He swore with an oath to her, “I’ll give you anything you ask for, up to half of my kingdom.”

²⁴ So she went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?”

Her mother^[b] replied, “The head of John the Baptist.”