Mark 6:27 - Forerunner Commentary

Mark 6:27

25 Immediately she came in with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

26 ^aAnd the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her.

27 Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,

28 brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.

29 When his disciples heard of it, they came and ^atook away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

Feeding the Five Thousand

30 ^aThen the apostles gathered to Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.

31 ^aAnd He said to them, “Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” For ^bthere were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.

Verse Comparison: Mark 6:27

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American Standard Version
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,

Amplified® Bible
And immediately the king sent off one [of the soldiers] of his bodyguard and gave him orders to bring [John's] head. He went and beheaded him in the prison

Contemporary English Version
At once he ordered a guard to cut off John's head there in prison.

Darby English Version
And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,

Good News Bible
So he sent off a guard at once with orders to bring John's head. The guard left, went to the prison, and cut John's head off;

International Standard Version
So without delay the king sent a soldier and ordered him to bring John's head. The soldier went and beheaded him in prison.

King James Version
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

New American Standard Bible
Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded {him} to bring {back} his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,

New International Version
So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,

New King James Version
Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,

Young's Literal Translation
and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,

New English Translation
So¹ the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s² head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

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