Mark 6:29
And when his disciples had news of it, they came and took up his body, and put it in its last resting-place.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
In Context
28And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother.
Cross References
1 Kings 13:29Then the prophet took up the body of the man of God and put it on the ass and took it back; and he came to the town to put the body to rest with weeping.
Matthew 14:12And his disciples came, and took up his body and put it in the earth; and they went and gave Jesus news of what had taken place.
Acts 8:2And God-fearing men put Stephen's body in its last resting-place, making great weeping over him.
Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30
The Death of John the Baptist. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,… Read the whole commentary →