Mark 6:27

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner [and] ordered [him] to bring his head. And he went [and] beheaded him in the prison.

Mark 6:27 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:27

And immediately the king sent an executioner
(See Gill on Matthew 14:10)

and commanded his head to be brought;
ordered him to cut off his head in prison, and bring it away forthwith in a charger to him:

and he went and beheaded him in the prison;
according to his orders.

Mark 6:27 In-Context

25 And she came in immediately with haste to the king [and] asked, saying, "I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately."

26 And [although he] was deeply grieved, the king, because of his oaths and {dinner guests}, did not want to refuse her.

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner [and] ordered [him] to bring his head. And he went [and] beheaded him in the prison.

28 And he brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

29 And [when] his disciples heard [this], they came and took away his corpse and placed it in a tomb.

Footnotes

• [a] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("sent") has been translated as a finite verb
• [b] *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
• [c] *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("went") has been translated as a finite verb