Mark 6:23 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Mark 6:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Herod and Jesus. The End of John the Baptist. Wellhausen, J. Weiss, and Klostermann would begin a new period with this section the period of constant wandering, in which Jesus is mostly outside Gal...
Mark 6:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. Unto the half of my kingdom - A noble price for a dance! This extravagance in favor of fema...
Mark 6:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. And he [the king, so called, but only by courtesy (see the note at Mark 6:14 ] swar...
Mark 6:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Visit to Nazareth. Mission of the Twelve. Execution of the Baptist. Feeding of the Five Thousand. Walking on the Sea 1-6. Visit to Nazareth ( Matthew 13:54 ).
Mark 6:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER 6:14-29 ( Mark 6:14-29 ) HEROD "And King Herod heard thereof; for His name had become known: and he said, John the Baptist is risen from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in hi...
Mark 6:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Martyrdom of a Witness-Bearer Mark 6:21-29 Better the dungeon with John than the palace with Herod, for conscience filled the palace with the ghost of the murdered Baptist! A woman brought Hero...
Mark 6:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

"He could there do no mighty work." Not that He in Himself was unable, for His hands laid on a few sick folk brought healing, but that the condition of wilful and persistent unbelief limited the powe...
Mark 6:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(14) And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. (15) Othe...
Mark 6:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he sware unto her ,.... He added an oath to what he had before said, the more to confirm it, and to encourage her in her request, and which he repeated in stronger language: whatsoever thou sh...
Mark 6:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. Ver. 23. To the half of my kingdom ] What was his whole kingdom to the life of that pre...
Mark 6:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For Herod had laid hold on John , &c. See the note on Matthew 14:3-7 . Herodias had a quarrel against him This princess was the granddaughter of Herod the Great, by his son Aristobulus, and h...
Mark 6:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Death of John the Baptist. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Bapti...
Mark 6:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

See Poole on " Mark 6:14 "
Mark 6:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Wider Ministry begins - the Apostles Are Sent Out - Opposition Continues (6:6a-56). Having established that Jesus is Lord of the elements, Lord over evil spirits and Lord over life and death,...
Mark 6:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES Mark 6:19 . Had a quarrel .— Fostered a grudge . Her inward enmity only waited for an opportunity to break forth in open hostilities. Mark 6:20 . Observed .— Or...
Mark 6:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 6:3 . Is not this the carpenter? The jews were bound to teach their children some trade, as no man could say what the vicissitudes of life might be. Hence Lightfoot cites the following passag...
Mark 6:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

And king Herod heard of Him; (for His name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead. The sovereign power of conscience I. Now we are to begin with simply c...
Mark 6:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Mark 6:1 Our Lord now left the neighbourhood of Capernaum, and came into his own country , the district of Nazareth, where he had been, not born indeed, but brought up, and wher...
Mark 6:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The birthday festival:
Mark 6:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 28:10 ; 2 Kings 6:31 ; Esther 5:3 ; Esther 5:6 ; Esther 7:2 ; Matthew 14:7 ; Matthew 4:9 ; Matthew 5:34-37 ; Proverbs 6:2
Mark 6:23 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Beheading of John the Baptist Mark 6:14-30 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. John was great in his separation unto Christ. He lived apart from the people In a vow of separation unto God. Here is a par...
Mark 6:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

To the half of my kingdom — A proverbial expression.

Mark 6:23 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 6:23 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Mark 6:23 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Mark 6:23 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 6:23 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Mark 6:23 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Mark 6:23 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Mark 6:23 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Mark 6:23 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Mark 6:23 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Mark 6:23 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 6:23 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Mark 6:23 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Mark 6:23 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Mark 6:23 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Mark 6:23 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Mark 6:23 - The Biblical Illustrator

Mark 6:23 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Mark 6:23 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Mark 6:23 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Mark 6:23 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Mark 6:23 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes