Mark 6:18

For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

In Context

17For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.

19But Herodias kept it [in her mind] against him, and wished to kill him, and could not:

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Cross References

Leviticus 18:16The nakedness of thy brother's wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy brother's nakedness.

1 Kings 22:14And Micah said, As Jehovah liveth, even what Jehovah shall say to me, that will I speak.

Matthew 14:3For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.

Acts 24:24And after certain days, Felix having arrived with Drusilla his wife, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30

The Death of John the Baptist. 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 show 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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