21 And when a | | convenient day was | | come, that Herod on | | his birthday made a | | supper to his lords,| | and the [4]high | | captains, and the | | chief men of | | 22 Galilee; and when | 6 But when Herod's | [5]the daughter of | birthday came, the | Herodias herself | daughter of Herodias| came in and danced, | danced in the midst,| [6]she pleased Herod| and pleased Herod. | and them that sat at| | meat with him; and | | the king said unto | | the damsel, Ask of | | me whatsoever thou | 7 Whereupon he | wilt, and I will | promised with an | 23 give it thee. And he| oath to give her | sware unto her, | whatsoever she | Whatsoever thou | 8 should ask. And she,| shalt ask of me, I | being put forward by| will give it thee, | her mother, saith, | unto the half of my | | 24 kingdom. And she | | went out, and said | | unto her mother, | | What shall I ask? | | And she said, The | | head of John [2]the | | 25 Baptist. And she | | came in straightway | | with haste unto the | | king, and asked, | | saying, I will that | | thou forthwith give | | me in a charger the | Give me here in a | head of John [2]the | 9 charger the head of | 26 Baptist. And the | John the Baptist. | king was exceeding | And the king was | sorry; but for the | grieved; but for the| sake of his oaths, | sake of his oaths, | and of them that sat| and of them which | at meat, he would | sat at meat with | 27 not reject her. And | him, he commanded it| straightway the king|10 to be given; and he | sent forth a soldier| sent, and beheaded | of his guard, and | John in the prison. | commanded to bring |11 And his head was | his head: and he | brought in a | went and beheaded | charger, and given | him in the prison, | to the damsel: and | 28 and brought his head| she brought it to | in a charger, and | | gave it to the | | damsel; and the | | damsel gave it to | | her mother. And when|12 her mother.