Mark 6:16-22

¹⁶But when Herod heard of him, he said — “The man whom I beheaded — John — he must be risen!”

¹⁷For Herod himself had sent and arrested John, and put him in prison, in chains, to please Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because Herod had married her.

¹⁸For John had said to Herod — “You have no right to be living with your brother's wife.”

¹⁹So Herodias was incensed against John, and wanted to put him to death, but was unable to do so,

²⁰because Herod stood in fear of John, knowing him to be an upright and holy man, and protected him. He had listened to John, but still remained much perplexed, and yet he found pleasure in listening to him.

²¹A suitable opportunity, however, occurred when Herod, on his birthday, gave a dinner to his high officials, and his generals, and the foremost men in Galilee.

²²When his daughter — that is, the daughter of Herodias — came in and danced, she delighted Herod and those who were dining with him. “Ask me for whatever you like,” the king said to the girl, “and I will give it to you”;