Mark 6:29

Mark 6:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
• New International Version (NIV)On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When his disciples heard of it, they came and took away his corpse and laid it in a tomb.

Context of Mark 6:29

27So the king immediately sent for an executioner and commanded him to bring back John’s head. And he went and had John beheaded in the prison, 28and brought back his head on a platter, and gave it to the girl; and the girl gave it to her mother. When his disciples heard about this, they came and took away John’s body and laid it in a tomb. 30The apostles [who had been sent out on a mission] gathered together with Jesus and told Him everything that they had done and taught. 31He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a little while”—for there were many [people who were continually] coming and going, and they could not even find time to eat.

Mark 6:29 word by word

Καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ ἦλθον καὶ ἦραν τὸ πτῶμα αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔθηκαν αὐτὸ ἐν μνημείῳ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• when hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• disciplesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• heardἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• they cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• took upαἴρωairō · to take upG142
• corpseπτῶμαptōma · corpseG4430
• laidτίθημιtithēmi · to placeG5087
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a tombμνημεῖονmnēmeion · graveG3419

Cross-references for Mark 6:29

• 1 Kings 13:29Then the prophet picked up the body of the man of God and laid it on the donkey and brought it back, and he came into the city (Bethel) of the old prophet to mourn and to bury him.
• 2 Chronicles 24:16They buried him in the City of David among the kings, because he had done good [things] in Israel and toward God and His house.
• Matthew 14:12And John’s disciples came and took away the body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
• Matthew 27:57When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus.
• Acts 8:2Some devout men buried Stephen, and mourned greatly over him [expressing a personal sense of loss].

Commentaries on Mark 6:29

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-29Verses 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 now for faithfulness, than…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29This verse is similar to the description of the death and burial of Jesus (see 15:43–46). Disciples of John existed after his death until at least the AD 200s (see Acts 18:24–19:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. And when his disciples heard of it--that is, the Baptist's own disciples. they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb--"and went and told Jesus" (Mt 14:12). If these disciples had, up to this time, stood apart from Him, as adherents of John (Mt 11:2), perhaps they now came to Jesus, not without some secret reflection on Him for His seeming neglect of their master; but perhaps, too, as orphans, to cast in their lot henceforth with the…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 6:29

• Jesus, the Christ
• John

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Commentaries on Mark 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings