Mark 6:27
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New International Version (©1984)
So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,

New Living Translation (©2007)
So he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John's head and bring it to him. The soldier beheaded John in the prison,

English Standard Version (©2001)
And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,

International Standard Version (©2008)
So without delay the king sent a soldier and ordered him to bring John's head. The soldier went and beheaded him in prison.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Immediately, the king sent a guard and ordered him to bring John's head. The guard cut off John's head in prison.

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

American 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,

American Standard Version
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,

Bible in Basic English
And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But sending an executioner, he commanded that his head should be brought in a dish.

Darby Bible Translation
And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,

English Revised Version
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,

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

Weymouth New Testament
He at once sent a soldier of his guard with orders to bring John's head. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,

World English Bible
Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Young's Literal Translation
and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,

Geneva Study Bible

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

(q) The word signifies one that bears a short lance, and the king's guard was so called because they bore short lances.

People's New Testament

6:27 Sent an executioner. One of his body guard. Under Oriental monarchs the captain of the guard was the executioner.

King James Translators' Notes

an...: or, one of his guard

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

27. And immediately the king sent an executioner-one of the guards in attendance. The word is Roman, denoting one of the Imperial Guard.

and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison-after, it would seem, more than twelve months' imprisonment. Blessed martyr! Dark and cheerless was the end reserved for thee: but now thou hast thy Master's benediction, "Blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in Me" (Mt 11:6), and hast found the life thou gavest away (Mt 10:39). But where are they in whose skirts is found thy blood?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

6:14-29 Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him; but it is not enough to do many things, we must have respect to all the commandments. Herod respected John, till he touched him in his Herodias. Thus many love good preaching, if it keep far away from their beloved sin. But it is better that sinners persecute ministers now for faithfulness, than curse them eternally for unfaithfulness. The ways of God are unsearchable; but we may be sure he never can be at a loss to repay his servants for what they endure or lose for his sake. Death could not come so as to surprise this holy man; and the triumph of the wicked was short.


Mark 6:26 And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her.
Mark 6:28 and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. (NASB ©1995)

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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,

the king. Mt 14:10,11

an executioner. or, one of his guard. [Spekoulator,] in Latin, speculator, from speculor, to look about, spy, properly denotes a sentinel; and as these sentinels kept guard at the palaces of kings, and the residences of Roman governors, so they were employed in other offices besides guarding, and usually performed that of executioners. As, however, we learn from Josephus, that Herod was at this very time engaged in war with Aretas, king of Arabia, in consequence of Herod's having divorced his daughter in order to marry Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; and as this event occurred at an entertainment given at the castle of Machaerus, while his army was on its march against his father-in-law; we are furnished with an additional reason why a speculator, or sentinel, should have been employed as an executioner; and are thus enabled to discover such a latent and undesigned coincidence as clearly evinces the truth of the evangelical narrative.

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