Mark 6:27

NETBible	So¹ the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s² head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.
NIV © biblegateway Mar 6:27	So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,
NASB © biblegateway Mar 6:27	Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded him to bring back his head. And he went and had him beheaded in the prison,
NLT © biblegateway Mar 6:27	So he sent an executioner to the prison to cut off John’s head and bring it to him. The soldier beheaded John in the prison,
MSG © biblegateway Mar 6:27	The king sent the executioner off to the prison with orders to bring back John's head. He went, cut off John's head,
BBE © SABDAweb Mar 6:27	And straight away the king sent out one of his armed men, and gave him an order to come back with the head: and he went and took off John’s head in prison,
NRSV © bibleoremus Mar 6:27	Immediately the king sent a soldier of the guard with orders to bring John’s head. He went and beheaded him in the prison,
NKJV © biblegateway Mar 6:27	Immediately the king sent an executioner and commanded his head to be brought. And he went and beheaded him in prison,
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KJV	And <2532> immediately <2112> the king <935> sent <649> (5660) an executioner <4688>_, and commanded <2004> (5656) his <846> head <2776> to be brought <5342> (5683)_: and <1161> he went <565> (5631) and beheaded <607> (5656) him <846> in <1722> the prison <5438>_, {an...: or, one of his guard}
NASB © biblegateway Mar 6:27	Immediately <2117> the king <935> sent <649> an executioner <4688> and commanded <2004> him to bring <5342> back his head <2776> . And he went <565> and had him beheaded <607> in the prison <5438> ,
NET [draft] ITL	So <2532> the king <935> sent <649> an executioner <4688> at once <2117> to bring <5342> John’s <846> head <2776> , and he went and beheaded John in prison.
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ euyuv <2117> ADV aposteilav <649> (5660) V-AAP-NSM o <3588> T-NSM basileuv <935> N-NSM spekoulatora <4688> N-ASM epetaxen <2004> (5656) V-AAI-3S enegkai <5342> (5629) V-2AAN thn <3588> T-ASF kefalhn <2776> N-ASF autou <846> P-GSM

NETBible

So¹ the king sent an executioner at once to bring John’s² head, and he went and beheaded John in prison.

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of previous action(s) in the narrative.

²tn Grk “his”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.