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

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

25 And she came back straightway with haste unto the king and asked, saying, “I will that thou give me at once on a charger the head of John the Baptist.”

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