24. And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.
25. And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
26. And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.
27. And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28. and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29. And when his disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30. And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught.