Note 5 at Mk. 6:24: Herodias' actions could be interpreted in two ways. (1) Instead of her responding in anger or jealousy to Herod's obvious lust for her daughter (see note 4 at Mk. 6:22, p. 171), she was so full of hate for John the Baptist that she seized the opportunity to eliminate him or (2) she was hurt by Herod's lust for her daughter and she gave the advice to her daughter to ask for John's head as a way of getting even with Herod knowing it would make him exceedingly sorry (Mk. 6:26). In either case, she accomplished her goal concerning John and revealed how truly wicked she was in her heart.