Verse 25
Mark 6:25
New Living Translation
25
So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, “I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!”
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ εἰσελθοῦσα ⸀εὐθὺς μετὰ σπουδῆς πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ᾐτήσατο λέγουσα· Θέλω ἵνα ⸂ἐξαυτῆς δῷς μοι⸃ ἐπὶ πίνακι τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ.
English Translation
And entering immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying: I want you to give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
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Chapter 6 Context
1
Yashua (Jesus) left that part of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometo...
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The next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. They asked,...
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3
Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and the brother of James, Joseph, Judas,...
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4
Then Yashua (Jesus) told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among...
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5
And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a...
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6
And he was amazed at their unbelief. <b>Yashua (Jesus) Sends Out the Twelve Disciples</b> Then Yashu...
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And he called his twelve disciples together and began sending them out two by two, giving them autho...
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He told them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick — no food, no traveler’s bag,...
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9
He allowed them to wear sandals but not to take a change of clothes.
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10
“Wherever you go,” he said, “stay in the same house until you leave town.
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11
But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you, shake its dust from your feet as you leave...
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12
So the disciples went out, telling everyone they met to repent of their sins and turn to God (Elohim...
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13
And they cast out many demons and healed many sick people, anointing them with olive oil.
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14
Herod Antipas, the king, soon heard about Yashua (Jesus), because everyone was talking about him. So...
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15
Others said, “He’s the prophet Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet like the other great prop...
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16
When Herod heard about Yashua (Jesus), he said, “John, the man I beheaded, has come back from the de...
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17
For Herod had sent soldiers to arrest and imprison John as a favor to Herodias. She had been his bro...
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18
John had been telling Herod, “It is against God (Elohim)’s law for you to marry your brother’s wife....
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19
So Herodias bore a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But without Herod’s approval she was...
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for Herod respected John; and knowing that he was a good and holy man, he protected him. Herod was g...
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21
Herodias’s chance finally came on Herod’s birthday. He gave a party for his high government official...
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22
Then his daughter, also named Herodias, came in and performed a dance that greatly pleased Herod and...
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23
He even vowed, “I will give you whatever you ask, up to half my kingdom!”
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24
She went out and asked her mother, “What should I ask for?” Her mother told her, “Ask for the head o...
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So the girl hurried back to the king and told him, “I want the head of John the Baptist, right now,...
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Then the king deeply regretted what he had said; but because of the vows he had made in front of his...
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So he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John’s head and bring it to him. The...
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brought his head on a tray, and gave it to the girl, who took it to her mother.
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When John’s disciples heard what had happened, they came to get his body and buried it in a tomb.
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30
The apostles returned to Yashua (Jesus) from their ministry tour and told him all they had done and...
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31
Then Yashua (Jesus) said, “Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile.” He said this...
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32
So they left by boat for a quiet place, where they could be alone.
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But many people recognized them and saw them leaving, and people from many towns ran ahead along the...
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34
Yashua (Jesus) saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because...
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Late in the afternoon his disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already...
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Send the crowds away so they can go to the nearby farms and villages and buy something to eat.”
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But Yashua (Jesus) said, “You feed them.” “With what?” they asked. “We’d have to work for months to...
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38
“How much bread do you have?” he asked. “Go and find out.” They came back and reported, “We have fiv...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) told the disciples to have the people sit down in groups on the green grass.
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40
So they sat down in groups of fifty or a hundred.
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41
Yashua (Jesus) took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, b...
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They all ate as much as they wanted,
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and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftover bread and fish.
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A total of 5,000 men and their families were fed.
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45
Immediately after this, Yashua (Jesus) insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and head a...
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46
After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
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47
Late that night, the disciples were in their boat in the middle of the lake, and Yashua (Jesus) was...
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48
He saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves. Abo...
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but when they saw him walking on the water, they cried out in terror, thinking he was a ghost.
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50
They were all terrified when they saw him. But Yashua (Jesus) spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afrai...
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51
Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed,
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for they still didn’t understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were to...
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53
After they had crossed the lake, they landed at Gennesaret. They brought the boat to shore
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and climbed out. The people recognized Yashua (Jesus) at once,
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and they ran throughout the whole area, carrying sick people on mats to wherever they heard he was.
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56
Wherever he went — in villages, cities, or the countryside — they brought the sick out to the market...
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