14 (A)[a]Then King Herod heard of him (for his Name was made manifest) and said, John Baptist is risen again from the dead, and therefore great [b]works are wrought by him.

15 Others said, It is Elijah, and some said, It is a Prophet, or as one of [c]those Prophets.

16 (B)So when Herod heard it, he said, It is John whom [d]I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

17 For Herod himself had sent forth, and had taken John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, which was his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her.

18 For John said unto Herod, (C)It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

19 Therefore Herodias [e]laid wait against him: and would have killed him, but she could not:

20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man, and an holy, and reverenced him, and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him [f]gladly.

21 But the time being convenient, when Herod on his birthday made a banquet to his princes and captains, and chief estates of Galilee:

22 And the daughter [g]of the same Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat at table together, the King said unto the maid, Ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

23 And he swore unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, even unto the half of my kingdom.

24 (D)So [h]she went forth, and said to her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, John Baptist’s head.

25 Then she came in straightway with haste unto the King, and asked, saying, I would that thou shouldest give me even now in a charger the head of John Baptist.

26 Then the King was very sorry: yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat at table with him, he would not refuse her.

27 And immediately the King sent the [i]hangman, and gave charge that his head should be brought in. So he went and beheaded him in the prison,

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

29 And when his disciples heard it, they came and took up his body, and put it in a tomb.

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 6:14 The Gospel confirmeth the godly, and vexeth the wicked.
  2. Mark 6:14 This word signifieth Powers, whereby is meant the power of working miracles.
  3. Mark 6:15 Of the old Prophets.
  4. Mark 6:16 Commanded to be beheaded.
  5. Mark 6:19 Sought all means to do him hurt.
  6. Mark 6:20 The tyrant was very well content to hear sentence pronounced against him, but the seed fell upon stony places.
  7. Mark 6:22 Which the same Herodias had not by Herod Antipas, but by Philip, and Josephus calleth her Salome.
  8. Mark 6:24 For women used not to sit at table with men.
  9. Mark 6:27 The word signifieth one that beareth a dart, and the king’s guard was so called, because they did bear darts.

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