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26 Although it grieved the king deeply,[a] he did not want to reject her request because of his oath and his guests. 27 So[b] the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s[c] head, and he went and beheaded John in prison. 28 He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:26 tn Grk “and being deeply grieved, the king did not want.”
  2. Mark 6:27 tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.
  3. Mark 6:27 tn Grk “his”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.