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Mark 6:27

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And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

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Mark 6:27 in other translations

Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John’s head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Mark 6:27 · World English Bible

Mark 6:27 in context

  1. 25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.
  2. 26And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.
  3. 27And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
  4. 28and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.
  5. 29And when his disciples heard thereof, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.