21 But an opportunity came when Herod (A)on his birthday (B)gave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 22 For when Herodias's daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.” 23 And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, (C)up to half of my kingdom.” 24 And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.” 25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.” 26 And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her. 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John's[a] head. He went and beheaded him in the prison 28 and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. 29 When his (D)disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

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  1. Mark 6:27 Greek his

21 Καὶ γενομένης ἡμέρας εὐκαίρου ὅτε Ἡρῴδης τοῖς γενεσίοις αὐτοῦ δεῖπνον [a]ἐποίησεν τοῖς μεγιστᾶσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ τοῖς χιλιάρχοις καὶ τοῖς πρώτοις τῆς Γαλιλαίας, 22 καὶ εἰσελθούσης τῆς θυγατρὸς [b]αὐτῆς τῆς Ἡρῳδιάδος καὶ ὀρχησαμένης [c]καὶ ἀρεσάσης τῷ Ἡρῴδῃ καὶ τοῖς συνανακειμένοις, [d]εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τῷ κορασίῳ· Αἴτησόν με ὃ ἐὰν θέλῃς, καὶ δώσω σοι· 23 καὶ ὤμοσεν [e]αὐτῇ· [f]Ὅ τι ἐάν με αἰτήσῃς δώσω σοι ἕως ἡμίσους τῆς βασιλείας μου. 24 [g]καὶ ἐξελθοῦσα εἶπεν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς· Τί [h]αἰτήσωμαι; ἡ δὲ εἶπεν· Τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ [i]βαπτίζοντος. 25 καὶ εἰσελθοῦσα [j]εὐθὺς μετὰ σπουδῆς πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα ᾐτήσατο λέγουσα· Θέλω ἵνα [k]ἐξαυτῆς δῷς μοι ἐπὶ πίνακι τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ. 26 καὶ περίλυπος γενόμενος ὁ βασιλεὺς διὰ τοὺς ὅρκους καὶ τοὺς [l]ἀνακειμένους οὐκ ἠθέλησεν [m]ἀθετῆσαι αὐτήν· 27 καὶ [n]εὐθὺς ἀποστείλας ὁ βασιλεὺς σπεκουλάτορα ἐπέταξεν [o]ἐνέγκαι τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ. [p]καὶ ἀπελθὼν ἀπεκεφάλισεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ φυλακῇ 28 καὶ ἤνεγκεν τὴν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πίνακι καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν τῷ κορασίῳ, καὶ τὸ κοράσιον ἔδωκεν αὐτὴν τῇ μητρὶ αὐτῆς. 29 καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἦλθον καὶ ἦραν τὸ πτῶμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔθηκαν αὐτὸ ἐν μνημείῳ.

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  1. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:21 ἐποίησεν WH Treg NIV ] ἐποίει RP
  2. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:22 αὐτῆς τῆς Treg RP ] αὐτοῦ WH NIV
  3. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:22 καὶ ἀρεσάσης RP ] ἤρεσεν WH Treg NIV
  4. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:22 εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς NIV RP ] ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς εἶπεν WH Treg
  5. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:23 αὐτῇ WH Treg NIV RP ] + πολλά NA
  6. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:23 Ὅ τι NIV ] Ὅτι WH; ὅτι Ὃ Treg RP
  7. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:24 καὶ WH Treg NIV ] Ἡ δὲ RP
  8. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:24 αἰτήσωμαι WH Treg NIV ] αἰτήσομαι RP
  9. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:24 βαπτίζοντος WH Treg NIV ] βαπτιστοῦ RP
  10. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:25 εὐθὺς WH Treg NIV ] εὐθέως RP
  11. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:25 ἐξαυτῆς δῷς μοι WH Treg NIV ] μοι δῷς ἐξαυτῆς RP
  12. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:26 ἀνακειμένους WH Treg NIV ] συνανακειμένους RP
  13. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:26 ἀθετῆσαι αὐτήν WH Treg NIV ] αὐτὴν ἀθετῆσαι RP
  14. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:27 εὐθὺς WH Treg NIV ] εὐθέως RP
  15. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:27 ἐνέγκαι WH Treg NIV ] ἐνεχθῆναι RP
  16. ΚΑΤΑ ΜΑΡΚΟΝ 6:27 καὶ WH Treg NIV ] Ὁ δὲ RP