Mark 6:28

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

30 And the apostles regathered to Jesus and reported to him everything that they had done and that they had taught.