Mark 6:27 meaning and explanation
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.
Mark 6:27, Berean Standard Bible
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Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee, had arrested John the Baptist for publicly condemning his marriage to Herodias, his brother Philip's wife. At a birthday banquet, Herod swore to give Herodias's daughter whatever she asked, and prompted by her mother she requested John's head.
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