Mark 6:26

Mark 6:26 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the king was exceedingly sorry; yet, because of the oaths and because of those who sat with him, he did not want to refuse her.

Context of Mark 6:26

24The girl went out and she said to her mother, ‘What should I ask him for?’ Her mother replied, ‘Ask for the head of John the Baptist.’ 25The girl went quickly to Herod and she said to him, ‘I want the head of John the Baptist. Put it on a plate! Do it now!’ Then Herod felt very sad. Because he had made a special promise, he did not want to refuse her. All his visitors had heard him. 27So immediately, the king sent a soldier to go to John. The king told the soldier that he must bring John's head. So the soldier went to the prison and he cut off John's head there. 28Then he brought it back on a plate. He gave it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.

Mark 6:26 word by word

καὶ περίλυπος γενόμενος ὁ βασιλεὺς διὰ τοὺς ὅρκους καὶ τοὺς ἀνακειμένους οὐκ ἠθέλησεν ἀθετῆσαι αὐτήν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the kingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• exceeding sorryπερίλυποςperilupos · sorrowfulG4036
• forδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• his oath’s sakeὅρκοςhorkos · oathG3727
• sat with himσυνανάκειμαιsunanakeimai · to dine withG4873
• he wouldθέλωthelō ethelō · to will/desireG2309
• notοὐou · noG3756
• rejectἀθετέωatheteō · to rejectG114
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Mark 6:26

• Matthew 14:9Then Herod felt sad. But he had made a special promise to the girl, and his visitors had heard him. So he sent his men to do what she had asked for.
• Matthew 27:3Judas heard that the Jewish leaders wanted the Roman rulers to kill Jesus. Judas was the man who had helped Jesus' enemies to take hold of him. Now he was very sorry about what he had done. So he took back the 30 silver coins to the leaders of the priests and the important Jews.

Commentaries on Mark 6:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26For their sakes which sat with him - Probably these persons joined in with the request, and were glad of this opportunity to get this light of Israel extinguished; he being a public reprover of all their vices.Read the comment
• 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. 19-28Herodias's role in John the Baptist's murder is similar to the story of Jezebel (1 Kings 19:1–2). Like Jezebel, she pushed for the death of a prophet. Herod gave in to pressure (Mark 6:26–28). This points ahead to what Pontius Pilate later did. Pilate ordered that Jesus be put to death even though he believed Jesus was innocent (compare 6:20, 25–28 with 15:6–15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. And the king was exceeding sorry--With his feelings regarding John, and the truths which so told upon his conscience from that preacher's lips, and after so often and carefully saving him from his paramour's rage, it must have been very galling to find himself at length entrapped by his own rash folly. yet for his oath's sake--See how men of no principle, but troublesome conscience, will stick at breaking a rash oath, while yielding to the commission…Read the comment

Topics related to Mark 6:26

• Herod
• Jesus, the Christ
• John
• Malice
• Martyrdom
• Minister, Christian
• Oath
• Opinion, Public
• Politics
• Women

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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