Mark 6:26

New American Bible - revised edition

The king was deeply distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests he did not wish to break his word to her.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:21

Then the king said to Joab: “I am granting this request. Go and bring back young Absalom.”

Daniel 6:14

To this they replied, “Daniel, one of the Jewish exiles, has paid no attention to you, O king, or to the prohibition you signed; three times a day he offers his prayer.”

Matthew 14:9

The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests who were present, he ordered that it be given,

Mark 6:25

The girl hurried back to the king’s presence and made her request, “I want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

Mark 6:27

So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison.