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Mark 6:26

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.

KJV

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

Greek NT

Et contristatus est rex : propter jusjurandum, et propter simul discumbentes, noluit eam contristare :

Vulgate

And the king was exceeding sorry; but for the sake of his oaths, and of them that sat at meat, he would not reject her.

ASV

And the king was struck sad. Yet because of his oath, and because of them that were with him at table, he would not displease her:

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
βασιλεύς
basileus
noun · 115×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
θέλω
thelo
verb · 208×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
περίλυπος
perilupos
adjective · 4×
ἀθετέω
atheteo
verb · 16×
ἀνακεῖμαι
anakeimai
verb · 14×
o
article · 19778×
ὅρκος
orkos
noun · 10×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἀνακειμένους | WH/Treg/NIV: ἀνακειμένους | RP: συνανακειμένους
  • ἀνακειμένουςSBLGNT
  • ἀνακειμένουςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • συνανακειμένουςRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἀθετῆσαι αὐτήν | WH/Treg/NIV: ἀθετῆσαι αὐτήν | RP: αὐτὴν ἀθετῆσαι
  • ἀθετῆσαι αὐτήνSBLGNT
  • ἀθετῆσαι αὐτήνWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • αὐτὴν ἀθετῆσαιRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§523St. John the Baptist is the Lord's immediate precursor or forerunner, sent to prepare his way.196 "Prophet of the Most High", John surpasses all the prophets, of whom he is the last.197 He inaugurates the Gospel, already from his mother's womb welcomes the coming of Christ, and rejoices in being "the friend of the bridegroom", whom he points out as "the Lamb of God, who takes a…

Cross-references

  • Dan 6:14 — Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
  • Matt 19:22 — But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.