Mark 6:28
26 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,
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.
- KJV
- And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
- WEB
- and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the young lady; and the young lady gave it to her mother.
- ASV
- and brought his head on a platter, and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother.
- DARBY
- and brought his head upon a dish, and gave it to the damsel, and the damsel gave it to her mother.
- BLB
- and brought his head upon a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.
- ÅB
- Han gikk da avsted og halshugget ham i fengslet, og kom med hans hode på et fat og gav det til piken, og piken gav det til sin mor.
- OTB
- og brakte hodet hans på et fat, presenterte det for jenta, og hun ga det til sin mor.
- B1930
- Han gikk da avsted og halshugget ham i fengslet, og kom med hans hode på et fat og gav det til piken, og piken gav det til sin mor.