Mark 6:25-27

25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
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.
27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded[a] his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. an...: or, one of his guard
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