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.
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
- ἀνακειμένους — SBLGNT
- ἀνακειμένους — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- συνανακειμένους — Robinson-Pierpont
- ἀθετῆσαι αὐτήν — SBLGNT
- ἀθετῆσαι αὐτήν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- αὐτὴν ἀθετῆσαι — Robinson-Pierpont
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
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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.