King James Version
Mark 6:28 in the King James Version says “And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.” — study this verse from Mark chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.”
Mark 6:28 · 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.
And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison, an: or, one of his guard
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“brought”
G5342to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
“head”
G2776the head (as the part most readily taken hold of), literally or figuratively
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“in”
G1909properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of re
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“gave”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“gave”
G1325to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection)
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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