Mark 6:17

for same, the Herod, send[ing]-off/away, seizes the John and binds same in to{custody} through Herodias, the woman of{Philip, the brother} of{same}, that he-marries same,

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

16Moreover, hear[ing], the Herod says that "John, whom I behead, is-being the-same, roused out of{dead},"

18for the John has-been-saying to{the Herod} that "it-is_not_being-permitted to{you} to-be-having the woman of{the brother} of{you}."

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Cross References

Matthew 11:2Moreover, the John, hear[ing] in to{the prison} the works of{the Anointed}, dispatch[ing] two of{the disciples} of{same},

Luke 3:1Moreover, in to{[the] fifteenth year} of{the government} of{Tiberius Caesar}, of{governing} of{Pontius Pilate} of{the Judea} and of{fourth-part-origin-ruling} of{the Galilee} of{Herod}; moreover, of{Philip, the brother} of{same}, of{fourth-part-origin-ruling} of{the region} of{Ituraea} and of{Trachonitis}, and of{Lysanias} of{fourth-part-origin-ruling} of{the Abilene},

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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