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Mark 6:17

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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.

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Mark 6:17 in other translations

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.

Mark 6:17 · American Standard Version

Mark 6:17 in context

  1. 15But others said, “He is Elijah.” Others said, “He is a prophet, or like one of the prophets.”
  2. 16But Herod, when he heard this, said, “This is John, whom I beheaded. He has risen from the dead.”
  3. 17For 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.
  4. 18For John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
  5. 19Herodias set herself against him, and desired to kill him, but she couldn’t,