Mark 6 · Verse 25

Mark 6:25

And 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.
Mark 6:25, King James Version

Mark 6:25 in other translations

BSBAt once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”
WEBShe came in immediately with haste to the king and requested, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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.'
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd she came in quickly to the king, and said, My desire is that you give me straight away on a plate the head of John the Baptist.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Mark 6:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. I will that thou give me by and by--rather, "at once." in a charger--large, flat trencher. the head of John the Baptist.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 25.

(o) "head of John" Ps 37:12,14

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 6:14-29

Herod 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 is not enough to do many things, we must have respect to all the commandments. Herod respected John, till he touched him in his Herodias. Thus many love good preaching, if it keep far away from their beloved sin. But it is better that sinners persecute ministers…

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Mark 6:25 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
εἰσελθοῦσαeiselthousahaving enteredG1525
εὐθὺςeuthusimmediatelyG2112
μετὰmetawithG3326
σπουδῆςspoudēshasteG4710
πρὸςprostoG4314
τὸνtontheG3588
βασιλέαbasileakingG935
ᾐτήσατοētēsatoshe askedG154
λέγουσα·legousasaying;G3004
θέλωthelōI desireG2309
ἵναinathatG2443
ἐξαυτῆςexautēsat onceG1824
δῷςdōsmay you giveG1325
μοιmoito meG3165
ἐπὶepionG1909
πίνακιpinakia platterG4094
τὴνtēntheG3588
κεφαλὴνkephalēnheadG2776
ἸωάννουIōannouof JohnG2491
τοῦtoutheG3588
βαπτιστοῦ.baptistouBaptist.G910

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 6:25

  • Proverbs 1:16

    For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.

  • Numbers 7:13

    And his offering was one silver charger, the weight thereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them were full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

  • Romans 3:15

    Their feet are swift to shed blood:

  • Numbers 7:19-89

    He offered for his offering one silver charger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering: One spoon of gold of ten shekels, full of incense: One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering: One kid of the goats for a sin offering: …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
with haste.
Pr 1:16; Ro 3:15
a charger.
Nu 7:13,19-89

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 6:24

    And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

  • Mark 6:25

    And 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.

  • Mark 6:26

    And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

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Mark 6:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces ella entró prestamente al rey, y pidió, diciendo: Quiero que ahora mismo me des en un plato la cabeza de Juan Bautista.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et aussitôt elle entra avec empressement vers le roi, et fit sa demande, disant: Je veux que sur-le-champ tu me donnes dans un plat la tête de Jean le baptiseur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie ging alsbald mit Eile zu dem König hinein und bat und sagte: Ich will, daß du mir sofort auf einer Schüssel das Haupt Johannes des Täufers gebest.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque introisset statim cum festinatione ad regem, petivit dicens: Volo ut protinus des mihi in disco caput Joannis Baptistæ.