6:27a

So: The Berean Standard Bible uses the connecting word So to introduce the result of 6:26b–c. Some English versions do not use a connecting word here. If it is natural in your language to use a connecting word here, choose a word that shows that 6:27a is the result of 6:26b–c. For example:

Therefore he immediately…

without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner: The words the King refer to Herod so you may need to translate 6:27a this way:

So Herod immediately commanded an executioner to go to the prison, cut off John’s head, and bring it to him.

executioner: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as executioner refers to a soldier. This soldier was ready to obey his commander’s orders, including the order to execute (kill) a prisoner.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

soldier (New Century Version)
-or-
guard (Contemporary English Version)

6:27b

who went and beheaded him in the prison: The executioner went to the prison, and there he cut off John’s head. Some languages have different words for “cut” depending on the instrument used. If this is true in your language, you should use a verb meaning to cut completely off with something like a sword or machete.

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