Graphic Bible · Scene 27 of 54

John’s three followers receive solemn news from a messenger at a courtyard doorway.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible. Flashback: John’s imprisonment and death, following Herod’s report.

Mark 6:29

John’s Followers Bury Him

Sent Out, Fed, and Reassured · Mark 6

Story guide: John’s followers hear the news, lift his fully shrouded body, and lower it into a plain burial place.

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29And when his disciples heard, they came and took up his body and laid it in a tomb.

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