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Mark 6:26

Grief

24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

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

28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
KJV
And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
WEB
The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.
ASV
And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.
DARBY
And the king, [while] made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with [him] would not break his word with her.
BLB
And the king, having been made very sorrowful because of the oaths and those reclining, did not want to set her aside.
ÅB
Og kongen ble meget bedrøvet; men for sine deres skyld og for deres skyld som satt til bords, ville han ikke si nei til henne.
OTB
Kongen ble dypt bedrøvet, men på grunn av sine eder og sine gjester, ville han ikke nekte henne.
B1930
Og kongen blev meget bedrøvet; men for sine eders skyld og for deres skyld som satt til bords, vilde han ikke si nei til henne.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 27:24–25

    When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this just person: see ye to it.

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  • Matthew 14:9

    And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her.

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  • Matthew 27:3–5

    Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

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