Mark 6:17-27 For Herod himself had sent forth, and had taken John, and bound him and cast him into prison for Herodias' sake, which was his brother Philip's wife. For he had married her.

MSTC⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁷ For Herod himself had sent forth, and had taken John, and bound him and cast him into prison for Herodias' sake, which was his brother Philip's wife. For he had married her. ¹⁸ John said unto Herod, "It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife." ¹⁹ Herodias laid wait for him, and would have killed him, but she could not. ²⁰ For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man, and a holy, and gave him reverence; And when he heard him he did many things, and heard him gladly. ²¹ But when a convenient day was come: Herod on his birthday made a supper to the Lords, captains, and chief estates of Galilee. ²² And the daughter of the said Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat at board also. Then the king said unto the maiden, "Ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee." ²³ And he sware unto her, "Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, even unto the one half of my kingdom." ²⁴ And she went forth and said to her mother, "What shall I ask?" And she said, "John Baptist's head." 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 Baptist." ²⁶ And the king was sorry. Yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat at supper also, he would not put her beside her purpose. ²⁷ And immediately the king sent the hangman and commanded his head to be brought in.