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22 When the daughter of Herodias[a] came in and danced, she pleased Herod and the people eating with him.

So King Herod said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I will give it to you.” 23 He ·promised [swore/vowed to] her, “Anything you ask for I will give to you—up to half of my kingdom.”

24 The girl went [out] to her mother and asked, “What should I ask for?”

Her mother answered, “Ask for the head of John the Baptist.”

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  1. Mark 6:22 When … Herodias Some Greek copies read “When his daughter Herodias.”

22 When the daughter of[a] Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.

The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.” 23 And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”(A)

24 She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?”

“The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.

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  1. Mark 6:22 Some early manuscripts When his daughter