Mark 6:18
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.In other versions
For John said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
ASV
For John said to Herod, It is wrong for you to have your brother's wife.
BBE
For John said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have the wife of thy brother.
DBY
For John said to Herod, "It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife."
WEB
for John said to Herod -- `It is not lawful to thee to have the wife of thy brother;'
YLT
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for you to have your brother's wife.
ENG
For John had said to Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
WBT
For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife!”
BSB
In context
16But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
17For 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.
18For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.
19Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Herod
- John