Mark 6:18

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

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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 that Herod sent (for), and held John, and bound him into prison, for Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother; for he had wedded her.

19And Herodias laid ambush to him, and would slay him, and might not. (And Herodias laid ambush for him, and wanted to kill him, but could find no opportunity to do so.)

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Cross References

Leviticus 18:16Thou shalt not show the filth (hood) of thy brother’s wife, for it is the filthhood of thy brother. (Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife, for her nakedness is for thy brother alone.)

1 Kings 22:14To whom Micaiah said, (As) The Lord liveth, for whatever thing the Lord shall say to me, I shall speak this.

Matthew 14:3For Herod had (taken) hold (of) John, and bound him, and putted him in prison for Herodias, the wife of his brother.

Acts 24:24And after some days Felix came, with Drusilla his wife, that was a Jewess, and called Paul, and heard of him the faith that is in Christ Jesus (or and heard from him about faith in the Messiah 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 →

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