God’s Word Translation
Mark 6:29
29When John’s disciples heard about this, they came for his body and laid it in a tomb.
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
27Immediately, the king sent a guard and ordered him to bring John’s head. The guard cut off John’s head in prison. 28Then he brought the head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. When John’s disciples heard about this, they came for his body and laid it in a tomb. 30The apostles gathered around Jesus. They reported to him everything they had done and taught. 31So he said to them, “Let’s go to a place where we can be alone to rest for a while.” Many people were coming and going, and Jesus and the apostles didn’t even have a chance to eat.
Read all of Mark 6Mark 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 13:29The old prophet picked up the body of the man of God, laid it on the donkey, and brought it back. He came to his own city to mourn for him and to bury him.
- 2 Chronicles 24:16He was buried in the City of David with the kings because of the good he had done in Israel for God and the temple.
- Matthew 14:12John’s disciples came for the body and buried it. Then they went to tell Jesus.
- Matthew 27:57In the evening a rich man named Joseph arrived. He was from the city of Arimathea and had become a disciple of Jesus.
- Acts 8:2Devout men buried Stephen as they mourned loudly for him.
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
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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
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