KJV King James Version
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
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Mark 6:17
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married.
WEB World English Bible
For Herod himself had sent out and arrested John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, for he had married her.
ASV American Standard Version
For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife; for he had married her.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For Herod himself, having sent forth, did lay hold on John, and bound him in the prison, because of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother, because he married her,
Surrounding context — Mark 6
14 And king Herod heard [of him]; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
16 But when Herod heard [thereof], he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
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αὐτὸςG846 · autosit/s/heγὰρG1063 · garforὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἩρῴδηςG2264 · HērōdēsHerodἀποστείλαςG649 · apostellōto sendἐκράτησενG2902 · krateōto grasp/seizeτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸωάννηνG2491 · IōannēsJohnκαὶG2532 · kaiandἔδησενG1210 · deōto bindαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongφυλακῇG5438 · phulakēprison/watch: prisonδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofἩρῳδιάδαG2266 · HērōdiasHerodiasτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγυναῖκαG1135 · gunēwomanΦιλίππουG5376 · PhilipposPhilipτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφοῦG80 · adelphosbrotherαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatαὐτὴνG846 · autosit/s/heἐγάμησεν·G1060 · gameōto marry
Cross-references
Luke 3:19-20But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,Matthew 11:2Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,Luke 3:1Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,Matthew 4:12Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee;Matthew 14:3-12For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put [him] in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
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