Mark 6:28
And, departing, he beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head upon a charger, and gave it unto the damsel—and, the damsel, gave it unto her mother.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
27And the king, straightway, sending off a guard, gave orders to bring his head.
29And, hearing of it, his disciples went and took away his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Cross References
2 Samuel 4:7Thus they entered the house when, he, was lying on his bed, in his sleeping-chamber, and smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him,—and took his head, and journeyed by way of the waste plain all 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 →