Mark 6:27
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And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

the king.

Matthew 14:10, 11 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison...

an executioner. or, one of his guard. [Spekoulator, ] in Latin, speculator, from speculor, to look about, spy, properly denotes a sentinel; and as these sentinels kept guard at the palaces of kings, and the residences of Roman governors, so they were employed in other offices besides guarding, and usually performed that of executioners. As, however, we learn from Josephus, that Herod was at this very time engaged in war with Aretas, king of Arabia, in consequence of Herod's having divorced his daughter in order to marry Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; and as this event occurred at an entertainment given at the castle of Machaerus, while his army was on its march against his father-in-law; we are furnished with an additional reason why a speculator, or sentinel, should have been employed as an executioner; and are thus enabled to discover such a latent and undesigned coincidence as clearly evinces the truth of the evangelical narrative.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
The king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring John's head. So he went and beheaded him in prison,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

International Standard Version (©2012)
So without delay the king sent a soldier and ordered him to bring John's head. The soldier went and beheaded him in prison.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

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

American Standard Version
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,

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

Darby Bible Translation
And immediately the king, having sent one of the guard, ordered his head to be brought. And he went out and beheaded him in the prison,

English Revised Version
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,

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

Weymouth New Testament
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,

World English Bible
Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Young's Literal Translation
and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,

Mark 6:26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, 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.

The king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring John’s head. So he went and beheaded him in prison, —HCSB

Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded [him] to bring [back] his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison, —NASB

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

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Mark Chapter 6 Verse 27

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