When his disciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
29. His disciples came. One thing only remained to complete the woman’s cruelty. It was, to leave the corpse of the holy man unburied; for there is reason to believe that, when his disciples performed this duty, the attendants of the tyrant had thrown out the corpse.
Here is, I. The wild notions that the people had concerning our Lord Jesus, Mar 6:15. His own countrymen could believe nothing great concerning him, because they knew his poor kindred; but others that were not under the power of that prejudice against him, were yet willing to believe any thing rather than the truth - that he was the Son of God, and the...
Commenting on Mark 6:14-29
And when his disciples heard of it,.... That is, when the disciples of John heard of this barbarous execution of their master, they came; to the prison in the castle of Machaerus, and took up his corpse; the trunk of his body; for his head was carried away, to glut the revenge of Herodias; and laid it in a tomb; See Gill on Mat 14:12.