23And he took an oath, saying to her, Whatever is your desire I will give it to you, even half of my kingdom.
24And she went out and said to her mother, What is my request to be? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
25And 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.
26And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.
27And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,
28And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
29And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.
