Mark 6:22-24

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²² Herodias’s daughter came in and danced, and Herod and his guests were delighted.

“Tell me what you’d like,” said the king to the girl, “and I’ll give it you!”

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.