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Mk 6:23 ... And he-promised to-her solemnly, ... "If anything what-ever you-ask of-me, I-will-give to-you up-to half of-the kingdom of-me."

Verse 23 has 3 phrases containing 4 narrator and 12 dialog words ... Kai ōmosen autē polla, Ho ti ean me aitēsēs, dōsō soi eōs ēmisous tēs basileias mou (And he-promised to-her solemnly, "What-ever anything if of-me you-ask, I-will-give to-you up-to half of-the kingdom of-me").

The 16 words are top down. The first phrase contains 4 narrator words tangent to the purple triangle holding Herod, the king. The next 2 phrases are an if-then statement containing 12 dialog words. The first two phrases contain these 4 text and 5 dialog words, "Kai ōmosen autē polla, Ho ti ean me aitēsēs" (And he promised to her solemnly, "Whatever anything if of me you ask"), the "if" part of the statement, are exactly tangent to the top half of Herod's Kingdom. The third phrase of 7 dialog words, "dōsō soi eōs ēmisous tēs basileias mou" (I will give to you up to half of the kingdom of me), the "if-then" phrase, are exactly tangent to the bottom half of Herod's Kingdom! Some say the promise is simply not believable, that Herod was extremely drunk or the solemn promise was purposely composed to fit the geometry of his kingdom! Others say the 7 words were inspired by the Holy Spirit.

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