Bible Verses About Punishment: Death Penalty: Beheading

And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.