Mark 6:27

and the king sent immediately an executioner, and commanded him to bring the head of John. And he went, and struck off the head of John in the prison;

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The 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,

In Context

26And it pained the king greatly; yet, on account of the oath, and on account of the guests, he would not deny her:

28and brought it on a dish, and gave it to the maid; and the maid gave 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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