New Testament · VERSE 27

Mark 6:27

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,

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Mark 6:27 in context

Mark 6:25

And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

Mark 6:26

And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

Mark 6:27SELECTED VERSE

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

Mark 6:28

And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

Mark 6:29

And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

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