Mark 6:27 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And immediately the king sent off one [of the soldiers] of his bodyguard and gave him orders to bring [John's] head. He went and beheaded him in the prison

American Standard Version (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,

Common English Bible

So he ordered a guard to bring John’s head. The guard went to the prison, cut off John’s head,

Catholic Public Domain Version

So, having sent an executioner, he instructed that his head be brought on a platter.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

Mark 6:27 Cross References

Mark 6:26

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

Mark 6:28

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