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Mark 6:24

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And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
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  1. 2 Chronicles 22:3–4Rank 1 from verse 24
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    3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to do wickedly.

    4Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellers after the death of his father to his destruction.

  2. Ezekiel 19:2–3Rank 2 from verse 24
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    2And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

    3And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

  3. Genesis 27:8–11Rank 3 from verse 24
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    8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.

    9Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:

    10And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

    11And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my brother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man:

  4. Job 31:31Rank 4 from verse 24
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    31If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

  5. Proverbs 27:3–4Rank 5 from verse 24
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    3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

    4Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

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Mark 6:24

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mother

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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

head

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The upper part of the body; a chief, source, summit, or leading position.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Baptist

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One who baptizes; as a title, John the Baptist.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Bullokar 1616 · Webster 1828

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23And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

24And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

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25And 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 the Baptist.

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