Mark 6:27

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Mark 6:27 — American Standard Version

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Context — Mark 6

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24And she went out, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptizer.

25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou forthwith give me on a platter the head of John the Baptist.

26And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.

27And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

28and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

29And when his disciples heard [thereof], they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

30And the apostles gather themselves together unto Jesus; and they told him all things, whatsoever they had done, and whatsoever they had taught.

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