Mark 6:24-27

²⁴Then she went out and asked her mother, “What should I request?” And her mother answered, “The head of John the Baptist.”

²⁵At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

²⁶The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.

²⁷So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

— Mark 6:24-27

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Brutality and Grief

Devo: What Jesus Did!

"So [Herod's daughter] hurried back to the king and told him, "I want the head of John the Baptist, right now, on a tray!" Then the king deeply..."

Shameful

Devo: What Jesus Did!

"Herodias's chance [for vengeance against John] finally came on Herod's birthday. He gave a party for his high government officials, army officers, and..."

Cross References for Mark 6:24-27

• Genesis 27:8-11
• 2 Chronicles 22:3-4
• Job 31:31
• Ezekiel 19:2-3
• Matthew 14:10-11
• Psalm 37:14
• Numbers 7:19-89
• Matthew 14:9
• Psalm 27:2
• Romans 3:15

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