Mark 6:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Mark 6:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Mark 6:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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Mark 6:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Immediately the king sent out a soldier of his guard and commanded to bring John’s head; and he went and beheaded him in the prison,”

Mark 6:27 — World English Bible

Mark 6:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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,”

Mark 6:27 — American Standard Version

Mark 6:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and immediately the king having sent a guardsman, did command his head to be brought,”

Mark 6:27 — Young's Literal Translation

Mark 6:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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,”

Mark 6:27 — Darby Translation

Mark 6:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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,”

Mark 6:27 — Geneva Bible

Mark 6:27 in Context — Mark 6

25 E entrando ela logo apressadamente ao rei, pediu, dizendo: Quero que imediatamente me dês num prato a cabeça de João Batista.

26 E o rei entristeceu-se muito; [mas] , por causa dos juramentos, e dos que estavam juntamente à mesa, não quis recusar a ela.

27 Então logo o rei enviou o executor com a ordem de trazer ali sua cabeça. Ele, foi, e o decapitou na prisão.

28 Em seguida, trouxe a sua cabeça num prato, e o deu à garota; e a garota a deu à sua mãe.

29 Quando os discípulos dele ouviram isso, vieram, pegaram o seu cadáver, e o puseram num sepulcro.

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What Does Mark 6:27 Mean?

Mark 6:27 is a verse from the Book of Mark, part of the New Testament. It appears in Mark chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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