Mark 6:27

So he immediately sent an executioner to bring him John's head. After beheading him in the prison,

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

In Context

26The king was very upset, but because of the oaths he'd made in front of his guests, he didn't want to refuse her.

28the executioner brought John's head on a plate and gave it to the girl, and the young girl handed it to her mother.

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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 →

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