What shall I ask? (Τ αιτησωμαι; ). The fact that she went and spoke to her mother proves that she had not been told beforehand wha…

She went forth, and said unto her mother.—This feature in the narrative is peculiar to St. Mark.

Theophylact of Ohrid: The Evangelist Mark, taking his cue from what came before, here relates the death of the Forerunner, s…

The girl left the banquet hall to seek the advice of her mother. Herodias’s quick reply betrayed the premeditated nature of her homicidal plan. Mar…

And she went out, and said to her mother. We do not need to wonder that Herodias attached so much importance to John’s death.³⁶⁷