Mark 6:18
For Joon seide to Eroude, It is not leueful to thee, to haue the wijf of thi brothir.
Wycliffe (portions)
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
19And Erodias leide aspies to hym, and wolde sle hym, and myyte not.
Cross References
Leviticus 18:16Thou schalt not schewe the filthe of `the wijf of thi brother, for it is the filthe of thi brothir.
Matthew 14:3For Heroude hadde holde Joon, and bounde hym, and puttide hym `in to prisoun for Herodias, the wijf of his brothir.
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 →