Mark 6:23

WEB

²³He swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half of my kingdom.”

KJV

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

BSB

²³And he swore to her, “Whatever you ask of me, I will give you, up to half my kingdom!”

FBV

²³“Ask me for whatever you like, and I'll give it to you.” He confirmed his promise with an oath, “I'll give you up to half my kingdom.”

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Extra References

Esther 5:3

³Then the king asked her, “What would you like, queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom.”

²The king said again to Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition, queen Esther? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”

Matthew 4:9

⁹He said to him, “I will give you all of these things, if you will fall down and worship me.”

Esther 5:6

⁶The king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”

2 Kings 6:31

³¹Then he said, “God do so to me, and more also, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat stays on him today.”

1 Samuel 28:10

¹⁰Saul swore to her by the LORD, saying, “As the LORD lives, no punishment will happen to you for this thing.”

Proverbs 6:2

²you are trapped by the words of your mouth; you are ensnared with the words of your mouth.

Matthew 14:7

⁷Therefore he promised with an oath to give her whatever she should ask.

Matthew 5:34-37

³⁴but I tell you, don’t swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God; ³⁵nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. ³⁶Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black. ³⁷But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.