Mark 6:27

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

And the king, straightway, sending off a guard, gave orders to bring his head.

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
So he sent a soldier to cut off John's head and bring it to him. The soldier went and cut off John's head in the prison.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And immediatly ye kynge sent ye hangma and comaunded his heed to be brought in. And he went and beheeded him in the preson

International Standard Version
So without delay the king sent a soldier and ordered him to bring John'shis">[fn] head. The soldierHe">[fn] went and beheaded him in prison.

New American Standard Bible
Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,

New Century Version
Immediately the king sent a soldier to bring John's head. The soldier went and cut off John's head in the prison

Update Bible Version
And right away the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Webster's Bible Translation
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Amplified Bible
So the king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring back John's head. And he went and had John beheaded in the prison,

English Standard Version
And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John's head. He went and beheaded him in the prison

World English Bible
Immediately the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And immediately the king sent one of his guard, and commanded his head to be brought.

Weymouth's New Testament
He at once sent a soldier of his guard with orders to bring John's head. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
but sente a manqueller and comaundide, that Joones heed were brouyt in a dissche. And he bihedide hym in the prisoun,

English Revised Version
And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Berean Standard Bible
So without delay, the king commanded that John's head be brought in. He sent an executioner who went and beheaded him in the prison.

Contemporary English Version
At once he ordered a guard to cut off John's head there in prison.

American Standard Version
And straightway the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring his head: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Bible in Basic English
And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John's head in prison,

Complete Jewish Bible
So the king immediately sent a soldier from his personal guard with orders to bring Yochanan's head. The soldier went and beheaded Yochanan in the prison,

Darby Translation
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,

Etheridge Translation
But the king despatched at once a sentinel, and commanded that he should bring the head of Juchanon. And he went and cut off the head of Juchanon in the house of the bound,

Murdock Translation
and the king sent immediately an executioner, and commanded [fn] to bring the head of John. And he went, and struck off the head of John in the prison;

King James Version (1611)
And immediatly the king sent an executioner, and commaunded his head to be brought, and he went, and beheaded him in the prison,

New Living Translation
So he immediately sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John's head and bring it to him. The soldier beheaded John in the prison,

New Life Bible
At once he sent one of his soldiers and told him to bring the head of John the Baptist. The soldier went to the prison and cut off John's head.

New Revised Standard
Immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard with orders to bring John's head. He went and beheaded him in the prison,

Geneva Bible (1587)
And immediatly the King sent the hangman, and gaue charge that his head shoulde be brought in. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,

George Lamsa Translation
So the king immediately sent the executioner, and commanded to bring the head of John. And he went and beheaded John in the prison,

Douay-Rheims Bible
But sending an executioner, he commanded that his head should be brought in a dish.

Revised Standard Version
And immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard and gave orders to bring his head. He went and beheaded him in the prison,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And immediatlye the kyng sent the hangman, and commaunded his head to be brought in: And he went, and beheaded hym in the pryson,

Good News Translation
So he sent off a guard at once with orders to bring John's head. The guard left, went to the prison, and cut John's head off;

Christian Standard Bible®
The king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring John’s head. So he went and beheaded him in prison,

Hebrew Names Version
Immediately the king sent forth a soldier of his guard, and commanded to bring Yochanan's head, and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

King James Version
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Lexham English Bible
And immediately the king sent an executioner and ordered him to bring his head. And he went and beheaded him in the prison.

Literal Translation
And the king sending a guardsman at once, he ordered his head to be brought. And going, he beheaded him in the prison,

Young's Literal Translation
and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And immediatly he sent the hangman, and commaunded his heade to be brought in. So he wete, and heeded him in the preson,

Mace New Testament (1729)
but immediately dispatch'd the proper officer with orders to bring the head of John the Baptist.

New English Translation
So the king sent an executioner at once to bring John's head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

New King James Version
Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,

Simplified Cowboy Version
He sent the executioner to the dungeon in which John was being held and the fellow

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,

Legacy Standard Bible
And immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and beheaded him in the prison,

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ And King Herod heard, - for, famous, had become his name; and he was saying - John the Immerser hath arisen from among the dead, and, for this cause, are the powers working mightily in him; ¹⁵ But, others, were saying - It is Elijah, and, others were saying - A prophet, like one of the prophets! ¹⁶ But, when Herod heard, he was saying - He whom I beheaded - John, the same, hath been raised. ¹⁷ For, Herod himself, had sent and secured John and bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, - for, her, had he married, ¹⁸ For John had been saying to Herod - It is not allowed thee, to have, the wife of thy brother. ¹⁹ And, Herodias, was cherishing a grudge against him, and wishing, to slay him, - and could not; ²⁰ for, Herod, stood in fear of John, knowing him to be a man righteous and holy, - and was keeping him safe; and, when he heard him, he paid earnest heed, and, with pleasure, used to listen to him. ²¹ And, an opportune day arriving, when Herod on his birthday made a feast for his nobles, and for the rulers of thousands and for the first men of Galilee, ²² when the daughter of this very Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and those reclining together, and, the king, said unto the damsel - Ask me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee; ²³ and he took an oath to her - Whatsoever thou shalt ask me, I will give thee, unto half my kingdom.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the king: Matthew 14:10, Matthew 14:11

an executioner: or, one of his guard, נוךןץכבפשס [Strong's G4688], in Latin, speculator, from speculor, to look about, spy, properly denotes a sentinel; and as these sentinels kept guard at the palaces of kings, and the residences of Roman governors, so they were employed in other offices besides guarding, and usually performed that of executioners. As, however, we learn from Josephus, that Herod was at this very time engaged in war with Aretas, king of Arabia, in consequence of Herod's having divorced his daughter in order to marry Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; and as this event occurred at an entertainment given at the castle of Machaerus, while his army was on its march against his father-in-law; we are furnished with an additional reason why a speculator, or sentinel, should have been employed as an executioner; and are thus enabled to discover such a latent and undesigned coincidence as clearly evinces the truth of the evangelical narrative.

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 18:7 - I hate him Proverbs 16:14 - messengers Daniel 3:6 - the same Mark 6:14 - king Herod Revelation 20:4 - beheaded

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And immediately the king sent an executioner,....

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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.