Mark 6:26

The Beheading of John

25At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”26The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.27So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison.

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Berean Standard Bible
The king was consumed with sorrow, but because of his oaths and his guests, he did not want to refuse her.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
And the king was very sad; but because of his oaths, and those who were with him at table, he would not say 'No' to her.
Free Bible Version
The king was very upset, but because of the oaths he'd made in front of his guests, he didn't want to refuse her.
Geneva Bible 1599
Then the King was very sory: yet for his othes sake, and for their sakes which sate at table with him, he would not refuse her.
King James (Authorized) Version
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.
One Unity Resource Bible
The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths, and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.
Translation for Translators
The king became very distressed when he heard what she asked for, because he knew John was a very righteous man (OR, because he now knew that he should not have made that promise to her). But he could not refuse what she requested because he had promised that he would give her anything she asked for, and because his guests had heard him promise that.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Though this deeply grieved the king, he could not refuse her request because of the oath he had made and because of his dinner guests.
Noah Webster Bible
And the king was exceeding sorry: yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes who sat with him, he would not reject her.
World English Bible
The king was exceedingly sorry, but for the sake of his oaths and of his dinner guests, he didn’t wish to refuse her.
Young's Literal Translation
And the king — made very sorrowful — because of the oaths and of those reclining (at meat) with him, would not put her away,