Mark 6:25-35

25 Immediately she came in a hurry to the king and asked, saying, "I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter."

26 And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling * to refuse her.

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

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

29 When his disciples heard about this, they came and took away his body and laid it in a tomb.

30 ¹The ²apostles gathered together with Jesus; and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught.

31 And He said to them, "Come away by yourselves * to a secluded place and rest a while." (For there were many people coming and going, and ³they did not even have time to eat.)

32 ⁴They went away in ⁵the boat to a secluded place by themselves.

Five Thousand Fed

33 The people saw them going, and many recognized them and ran there together on foot from all the cities, and got there ahead of them.

34 When Jesus went ashore, He ⁶saw a large crowd, and He felt compassion for them because ⁷they were like sheep without * a shepherd; and He began to teach them many things.

35 When it was already quite late *, His disciples came to Him and said, "This place is desolate and it is already quite late *;

Cross References

• 1. Luke 9:10
• 2. Matthew 10:2; Mark 3:14; Luke 6:13; Luke 9:10; Luke 17:5; Luke 22:14; Luke 24:10; Acts 1:2, 26
• 3. Mark 3:20
• 4. Mark 6:32-44: {Matthew 14:13-21; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:5-13;} Mark 8:2-9
• 5. Mark 3:9; Mark 4:36; Mark 6:45
• 6. Matthew 9:36
• 7. Numbers 27:17; 1 Kings 22:17; 2 Chronicles 18:16; Zechariah 10:2

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "those reclining at the table"
• [b] Lit "out"
• [c] Lit "The"