Mark 6:24 KJV
And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
Matthew Henry
- John the Baptist put to deathHerod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him; but it...
Thompson Chains
- Malice (2)See the chain from Esther 3:6 · 5 links
- RevengeSee the chain from 1 Kings 19:2 · 8 links
Harmony of the Gospels
- § 63 Herod holds Jesus to be John the Baptist, whom he had just before beheadedAlso Matthew 14:1–2; Matthew 14:6–12; Mark 6:14–16; Luke 9:7–9
Cross References
- Genesis 27:8–11 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee. …
- 2 Chronicles 22:3–4 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. …
- Job 31:31 If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
- Psalms 27:2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
- Psalms 37:12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
- Psalms 37:14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
- Proverbs 27:3–4 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's wrath is heavier than them both. …
- Ezekiel 19:2–3 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. …
- Matthew 14:8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.
- Acts 23:12–13 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. …
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Topics
- Herod Beheads John the Baptist
- Jesus, the Christ Herod (Antipas) falsely supposes him to be John, whom he had beheaded
- John Reproves Herod Antipas on account of his incest; Herod imprisons him, and beheads him
- Malice Herodias toward John
- Martyrdom John the Baptist
- Minister, Christian John the Baptist
- Politics Herodias, in influencing the administration of Herod
- Revenge By Herodias
- Women Herodius, by indirectly causing John the Baptist to be decapitated
Timeline
- Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 27–31 · The Ministry of Jesus Christ
Bible Dictionary
- John the BaptistThe “forerunner of our Lord.” We have but fragmentary and imperfect accounts of him in the Gospels. He was of priestly descent. His...
Greek and Strong’s
- And δὲ de δέ Conjunction
- she went forth Ἡ Hē Pronoun · third person, nominative feminine singular ἐξελθοῦσα exelthousa ἐξέρχομαι Verb · aorist active participle, nominative feminine singular
- and said εἶπεν eipen Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular ἔπω épō
- unto her αὐτῆς autēs αὐτός Pronoun · third person, genitive feminine singular
- mother τῇ tē Article · dative feminine singular μητρὶ mētri μήτηρ Noun · dative feminine singular
- What Τί Ti τίς Pronoun · accusative neuter singular
- shall I ask αἰτήσομαι aitēsomai αἰτέω Verb · future middle indicative, first person singular
- And Ἡ Hē Pronoun · third person, nominative feminine singular δὲ de δέ Conjunction
- she said εἶπεν eipen Verb · aorist active indicative, third person singular ἔπω épō
- The head Τὴν Tēn Article · accusative feminine singular κεφαλὴν kephalēn κεφαλή Noun · accusative feminine singular
- of John Ἰωάννου Iōannou Ἰωάννης Noun · genitive masculine singular
- the Baptist τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular Βαπτίστου Baptistou Βαπτιστής Noun · genitive masculine singular
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