Mark 6:29

29 And when John's disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

Mark 6:29 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 6:29

And when his disciples heard of it
That is, when the disciples of John heard of this barbarous execution of their master,

they came;
to the prison in the castle of Machaerus,

and took up his corpse;
the trunk of his body; for his head was carried away, to glut the revenge of Herodias;

and laid it in a tomb; (See Gill on Matthew 14:12).

Mark 6:29 In-Context

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded John's head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,

28 and brought his head on a charger and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.

29 And when John's disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus and told Him all things, both what they had done and what they had taught.

31 And He said unto them, "Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while." For there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure, even so much as to eat.