Mark 6:28
And he beheaded him in prison, and he brought his head on a platter. And he gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it her mother.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
In Context
27So, having sent an executioner, he instructed that his head be brought on a platter.
29When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body, and they placed it in a tomb.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:7For when they had entered the house, he was sleeping on his bed in a closed room. And striking him, they killed him. And taking his head, they departed by the way of the desert, walking throughout the night.
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 →