Mark 6:18

—John had kept saying to Herod, “It isn't lawful for you to have your brother's wife.”

Family 35 New Testament

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

17You see, Herod himself had ordered John arrested, and bound him in prison, on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife; because he had married her

19So Herodias nursed a grudge against him and wanted to kill him; but she couldn't,

Read all of Mark 6

Cross References

Matthew 14:3For Herod had laid hold of John and bound him, and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

Acts 24:24Now after some days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith into Christ Jesus.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Mark 6:18