Mark 6:27

Weymouth NT

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,

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Then the King, though intensely sorry, yet for the sake of his oaths, and of his guests, would not break faith with her.

and brought his head on a dish and gave it to the young girl, who gave it to her mother.