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Matthew 14:3

World English Bible

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

Matthew 14:3 · American Standard Version

Matthew 14:3 in context

  1. 1At that time, Herod the tetrarch heard the report concerning Jesus,
  2. 2and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him.”
  3. 3For Herod had arrested John, and bound him, and put him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife.
  4. 4For John said to him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
  5. 5When he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.