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Mark 6:27

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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,

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Mark 6:27 in other translations

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,

Mark 6:27 · American Standard Version

Mark 6:27 in context

  1. 25She came in immediately with haste to the king, and asked, “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptizer on a platter.”
  2. 26The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.
  3. 27Immediately 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,
  4. 28and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.
  5. 29When his disciples heard this, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.