Mark 6:26

Modern English Version

The king was extremely sorrowful. Yet for the sake of his oath and those who sat with him, he would not reject her.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:21

Then the king said to Joab, “Behold now, I grant this; go, bring back the young man Absalom.”

Daniel 6:14

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sorely displeased with himself and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him. And he labored until sunset to deliver him.

Matthew 14:9

The king was sorry. Nevertheless, for the oath’s sake and those who sat with him at supper, he commanded it to be given to her.

Mark 6:25

She came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter at once.”

Mark 6:27

So the king immediately sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. He went and beheaded him in the prison,