Mark 6:28 meaning and explanation

The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

Mark 6:28, Berean Standard Bible

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Mark has just told how Herod, trapped by a rash oath made before his banquet guests, ordered John the Baptist executed. Here the executioner carries out the sentence and brings John's head on a platter to Herodias's daughter, who passes it to her mother.

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