King Herod {\cf2\super [77]} was very sad. But he had promised to give the girl anything she wanted. And the people eating there with Herod heard his promise. So Herod did not want to refuse the thing she asked for.
Mark 6:27 - Easy To Read Version So the king sent a soldier to cut off John’s head and bring it. So the soldier went and cut off John’s head in the prison. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
King Herod {\cf2\super [77]} was very sad. But he had promised to give the girl anything she wanted. And the people eating there with Herod heard his promise. So Herod did not want to refuse the thing she asked for.
Then the soldier brought John’s head back on a plate. He gave the head to the girl. Then the girl gave the head to her mother.