Mark 6:18
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.
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.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
- KJV
- For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
- WEB
- For John had said to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”
- ASV
- For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother`s wife.
- DARBY
- For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.
- BLB
- For John was saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have the wife of your brother.”
- ÅB
- Men Johannes hadde sagt til Herodes: Det er deg ikke tillatt å ha din brors hustru.
- OTB
- For Johannes hadde sagt til Herodes: "Det er mot loven for deg å ha din brors kone."
- B1930
- Men Johannes hadde sagt til Herodes: Det er dig ikke tillatt å ha din brors hustru.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 18:16
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.
Read in contextLeviticus 20:21
And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
Read in contextEzekiel 3:18–19
When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Read in context1 Kings 22:14
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
Read in contextMatthew 14:3–4
For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife.
Read in contextActs 24:24–26
And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
Read in contextActs 20:26–27
Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
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