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Matthew 14:3

American Standard Version

For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

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Matthew 14:3 in other translations

For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.

Matthew 14:3 · World English Bible

Matthew 14:3 in context

  1. 1At that season Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
  2. 2and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore do these powers work in him.
  3. 3For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
  4. 4For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her.
  5. 5And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.