Mark 6:28
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
Mark 6:28 in other translations
| BSB | The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | and he having gone, beheaded him in the prison, and brought his head upon a plate, and did give it to the damsel, and the damsel did give 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. |
| BBE | And came back with the head on a plate, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. |
| Webster | And brought his head in a dish, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother. |
What does Mark 6:28 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 6:14-29
Herod feared John while he lived, and feared him still more when he was dead. Herod did many of those things which John in his preaching taught him; but it is not enough to do many things, we must have respect to all the commandments. Herod respected John, till he touched him in his Herodias. Thus many love good preaching, if it keep far away from their beloved sin. But it is better that sinners persecute ministers…
Mark 6:28 in the original Greek
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Context
- Mark 6:27
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
- Mark 6:28
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
- Mark 6:29
And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
Mark 6:28 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El cual fué, y le degolló en la cárcel, y trajo su cabeza en un plato, y la dió á la muchacha, y la muchacha la dió á su madre. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et apporta sa tête dans un plat, et la donna à la jeune fille; et la jeune fille la donna à sa mère. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Der aber ging hin und enthauptete ihn im Gefängnis; und er brachte sein Haupt auf einer Schüssel und gab es dem Mägdlein, und das Mägdlein gab es ihrer Mutter. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et attulit caput ejus in disco: et dedit illud puellæ, et puella dedit matri suæ. |