25She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, |I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.|


In Context

22 When the daughter of Herodias herself came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those sitting with him. The king said to the young lady, |Ask me whatever you want, and I will give it to you.|

23 He swore to her, |Whatever you shall ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.|

24 She went out, and said to her mother, |What shall I ask?| She said, |The head of John the Baptizer.|

25 She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, |I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.|

26 The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn't wish to refuse her.

27 Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Mark 6:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:25At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: "I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:25And when she was come in immediately with haste to the king, she asked, saying: I will that forthwith thou give me in a dish, the head of John the Baptist.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:25And immediately going in with haste to the king, she asked saying, I desire that thou give me directly upon a dish the head of John the baptist.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:25And she came in forthwith with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou shouldst give me, immediately, in a dish, the head of John the Baptist.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:25and having come in immediately with haste unto the king, she asked, saying, 'I will that thou mayest give me presently, upon a plate, the head of John the Baptist.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:25And she came in straightway with haste to the king, and asked, saying, I will that you give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.