Punishment: Death Penalty: Beheading
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Matthew 14:10
and sent to have John beheaded in the prison.
Mark 6:16, 27, 28
But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!” / So without delay, the king commanded that John’s head be brought in. He sent an executioner, who went and beheaded him in the prison. / The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.