Mark 6:28

28 and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

Mark 6:28 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:28

And brought his head in a charger
In a large dish, to Herod, who

gave it to the damsel;
the daughter of Herodias, as she had requested:

and the damsel gave it to her mother;
who had instigated her to it; (See Gill on Matthew 14:11).

Mark 6:28 In-Context

26 And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.

27 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,

28 and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.

29 And his disciples having heard [it], came and took up his body, and laid it in a tomb.

30 And the apostles are gathered together to Jesus. And they related to him all things, [both] what they had done and what they had taught.